Louisiana SR 32: CONDOLENCES: Expresses condolences upon the death of Jack Bradford Parker.

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2023 Regular Session ENROLLED
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 32
BY SENATOR FOIL
A RESOLUTION
To express the sincere condolences of the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana upon the
passing of Jack Bradford Parker.
WHEREAS, Dr. Jack Bradford Parker was born on June 15, 1931, in Monroe,
Louisiana, to A.D. and Ethel Parker; and
WHEREAS, he was also affectionately known during his lifetime as "Dad", "Pop",
"Grampy", "Mr. Jack", "Doc", and "Dean Parker"; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Parker graduated from Neville High School where he was an
all-state offensive guard; and
WHEREAS, he played for Coach A.L. "Red" Swanson at Southwestern Louisiana
University; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Parker proudly served this country by attending boot camp in the
Marine Corps Reserve after his junior year of high school and the Air Force in Korea at
Johnson Air Force Base from 1950 to 1953; and
WHEREAS, after returning home, he continued his education and received a masters
degree in social work and a doctorate in criminal justice; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Parker started the criminal justice program at Louisiana State
University; and
WHEREAS, he served as director of mental health training, Capital Regional mental
health consultant, executive director of the Capital Regional Mental Health Planning
Commission, professor at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, head of the
Department of Criminal Justice, and dean of the General College, also at LSU; and
WHEREAS, in his retirement, he served as a volunteer at the Baton Rouge Crisis
Center; and
WHEREAS, Jack Parker married his best friend, Marianne Parker, on December 26,
1957; and
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WHEREAS, he was an unwaveringly supportive, loving father and grandfather to
Bruce Parker, Debra Parker, Polly Parker Stafford, Laura Parker Hough, Madeline Parker,
Cameron Stafford, Wyatt Hough, and William Hough; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Parker was inducted into the Omicron Delta Kappa Honor Society,
the Sunrise Rotary Club of Baton Rouge, where he served as president, and the Kappa Alpha
Order's Court of Honor; and
WHEREAS, he is remembered as the dean who had faith in his students and treated
them with absolute kindness and respect and made them feel important; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Parker loved studying history, specifically World War II, and passed
that admiration on to his children; and
WHEREAS, as a veteran, he was honored to be able to participate in a "D-Day"
ceremony on Normandy Beach during a recent trip to Europe; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Parker loved LSU sports and could always be found watching the
football game on Saturdays in the Fall; and
WHEREAS, he is remembered as a hero, a treasure, and a loving husband of
sixty-four years.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby express deepest condolences to the family of Dr. Jack Parker upon the occasion
of his death.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
Mrs. Marianne Parker.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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