Gone West: Jack Gordon Parker

 

 

Long time member of the Texas Antique Airplane Association, Jack Gordon Parker, age 82, passed away Tuesday, November 22, 2016.

Born on September 12, 1934 in Big Spring, TX, he met his wife, Marielle Dianne in Mohahans, TX and wed in 1957. Mr. Parker served in the military and later graduated from UT at El Paso with a BSEE in 1966. He worked for the FAA for 35 years as an electrical engineer. Jack and Dianne have resided in Grapevine, TX for 43 years while raising a family and being heavily involved with the community. He enjoyed flying general aviation aircraft, radio controlled model planes, working on projects in his workshop, hunting, fishing, and riding his motorcycles. We will miss him at our meetings. God speed Jack.

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