Bill graduated from Francis Joseph Reitz High School in Evansville, IN, Class of 1965; he later received a magna cum laude Bachelor Degree in Education from Southern Illinois University and an MBA from University of Laverne. He served in the US Navy from 1966 to 1986, receiving numerous Vietnam medals, commendations, citations, and the Navy Good Conduct Medal with 3 bronze stars. Bill retired from the Navy after 20 years of service, as Master Chief Petty Officer.
During his Navy years, he married Kathleen (Hendricks) Parker and had two children, Casey and Robert. On Valentine’s Day in 1997, he married his spouse, June Lauren (Strompolis) Parker in Santa Barbara, CA; enjoying 21 years of a loving partnership.
Bill worked as a certified quality manager for various satellite manufacturing companies in Ventura County, CA for 10 years; helping several of those companies become ISO 9001 certified. He also taught the Entrepreneur Academy for Ventura County from 1994-1999 and impacted many lives in this role. His entrepreneur students called him the ‘paradigm buster’ because he encouraged them to see their businesses differently. He briefly taught for ITT in CA. After moving to AZ, Bill learned the art of golf course maintenance/irrigation and customer care working at Union Hills Country Club from 2009-2012. In his later years, he worked as an organic gardener and became known as the “plant whisperer” because he listened to the plants and they responded well.
Bill loved nature; he enjoyed hiking, geology, and photography. He was an avid golfer most of his life and in recent years, played the courses in Sun City West and Sun City, AZ. He also participated in league bowling in Sun City West and enjoyed regional and national tournaments with friends/family. He volunteered at the Santa Monica Mountain Bike Patrol (in CA) with Lauren, White Tank Mountain Regional Park, and often developed curriculum and taught classes for cities/counties on a wide range of topics.
He is predeceased by his parents, his brother Robert, and his grandson, Jacob. Survivors include his wife Lauren Parker of the home, Sun City, AZ; his son, Robert Parker of Genoa City, WI; his daughter, Casey and Rick Kingsbury of Lake Villa, IL; Step-sons Jason and Jamie Boyce of Tecumseh, OK; Malachi and Courtney Boyce of Santa Paula, CA; grandchildren Grace and Andrew Parker of Genoa City, WI; Katherine and Benjamin Kingsbury of Lake Villa, IL; Step-grandchildren Micah, Madison, and Malachi Boyce of Tecumseh, OK; and numerous extended family and friends.
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Bill graduated from Francis Joseph Reitz High School in Evansville, IN, Class of 1965; he later received a magna cum laude Bachelor Degree in Education from Southern Illinois University and an MBA from University of Laverne. He served in the US Navy from 1966 to 1986, receiving numerous Vietnam medals, commendations, citations, and the Navy Good Conduct Medal with 3 bronze stars. Bill retired from the Navy after 20 years of service, as Master Chief Petty Officer.
During his Navy years, he married Kathleen (Hendricks) Parker and had two children, Casey and Robert. On Valentine’s Day in 1997, he married his spouse, June Lauren (Strompolis) Parker in Santa Barbara, CA; enjoying 21 years of a loving partnership.
Bill worked as a certified quality manager for various satellite manufacturing companies in Ventura County, CA for 10 years; helping several of those companies become ISO 9001 certified. He also taught the Entrepreneur Academy for Ventura County from 1994-1999 and impacted many lives in this role. His entrepreneur students called him the ‘paradigm buster’ because he encouraged them to see their businesses differently. He briefly taught for ITT in CA. After moving to AZ, Bill learned the art of golf course maintenance/irrigation and customer care working at Union Hills Country Club from 2009-2012. In his later years, he worked as an organic gardener and became known as the “plant whisperer” because he listened to the plants and they responded well.
Bill loved nature; he enjoyed hiking, geology, and photography. He was an avid golfer most of his life and in recent years, played the courses in Sun City West and Sun City, AZ. He also participated in league bowling in Sun City West and enjoyed regional and national tournaments with friends/family. He volunteered at the Santa Monica Mountain Bike Patrol (in CA) with Lauren, White Tank Mountain Regional Park, and often developed curriculum and taught classes for cities/counties on a wide range of topics.
He is predeceased by his parents, his brother Robert, and his grandson, Jacob. Survivors include his wife Lauren Parker of the home, Sun City, AZ; his son, Robert Parker of Genoa City, WI; his daughter, Casey and Rick Kingsbury of Lake Villa, IL; Step-sons Jason and Jamie Boyce of Tecumseh, OK; Malachi and Courtney Boyce of Santa Paula, CA; grandchildren Grace and Andrew Parker of Genoa City, WI; Katherine and Benjamin Kingsbury of Lake Villa, IL; Step-grandchildren Micah, Madison, and Malachi Boyce of Tecumseh, OK; and numerous extended family and friends.
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