This is shown by his Western All-Star selections; as a running back in 1954, 1957 and 1959, and as a quarterback in 1955, 1956, 1958, 1960 and 1961. Heartfelt sympathies to the Parker family from the family of Vic Chapman. Jackie Parker's Awards and Honours: Our hearts are with you Jack Jr and family.May God bless Jackie and your whole family. Echovita Inc is a registered trademark. 2nd most touchdowns responsible for rushing and passing in a single game with 6 vs Auburn in 1952 (broken by, 2nd in single season rushing TDs with 16 in 1952 behind, 3rd in career passing efficiency at 135.11 behind. From one who enjoyed life and the pursuit of Grey Cups with Jackie and the Eskimos from 1955 to 1960, I wish I could join everyone at his memorial service on Friday. It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. 3) of the league's modern era by Canadian sports network TSN. Authorize the publication of the original written obituary with the accompanying photo. Explanation: Communes as defined in 2009 and districts follow the definiton of 2018. Jackie Parker was my dad favorite player. You have funeral questions, we have answers. It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Robert W. Ritzdorf of Howells, Nebraska, who passed away on April 25, 2023, at the age of 93, leaving to mourn family and friends. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family. Moreover, he was also the conductor. In 1956, Montreal and Edmonton were back at it at Varsity Stadium in Toronto. Role Model, Patriarch, and teacher you are indeed "THE GREATEST" XOXOXOXO Patrick T. To all in the Parker family, as well as his friends, and felllow fans: I send my deep heart felt condelences at this time of grief and sorrow. Parker's first contract with Edmonton paid him $9,500 plus a $500 bonus. After a very short illness at Allen Pavilion she transitioned on March 14, 2022. "Jackie and I have a contract that if it doesn't work I kill him," joked executive manager Norm Kimball. I was a teenager during Jackie Parker's heyday with the Eskimos. Jackie has six grandchildren, Winter Pace, Mary Pace, Troy Pace Jr., Sebastian Pace, Elizabeth Pace and Garrett Pace, along with four great-grand children, Gracelynn Walser, Liam Gaut, Piper Walser, and Paisley Lewis. Parker's jersey No. His mother remarried, taking the name of her new husband, Carroll Parker. As a kid new to Edmonton in 1954 I followed my firends to join the Woodwards Knot Hole Gang in old Clarke Stadium. Some basic help and starters when you have to write a tribute to someone you love. Sending love and prayers to the family. Would you like to offer Jackie Darlene Parkers loved ones a condolence message? Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Jackie Lynn Parker Cox , 58, of Mount Hope, WV died on Saturday, February 07, 2015 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV. Jacqueline Parker - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania , Readshaw Funeral Home, Inc. - Memories wall BROUGHT TO YOU BY Readshaw Funeral Home, Inc. Jacqueline "Jackie" Parker Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania August 9, 1941 - January 22, 2023 Tribute Wall Obituary & Events Share a memory Send Flowers Share a memory of Jacqueline "Jackie" Parker. Thanks for the memories. Jackie McGarry Parker. She was a loving mother and grandmother, a talented jewelry designer and artist and was instrumental in the conception and . I have great memories of Jackie from Jones County Junior College (1951-1953). Growing up in Edmonton, Jackie was my first football hero. Jack was born February 10, 1946 in Visalia, California to Floyd and Mary Parker. I had the good fortune to meet Jackie in Jasper back in the 1970's at the golf course and not only was he fun to be with but a class act all the way. Parker's jersey No. Grief researchers say holding that missing funeral service, even a year or more later, can still help us heal. Privacy Policy and "After they did that everybody could see how bad it wobbled when I threw it." In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorial contributions may be made to the Carlsbad Community Foundation, Carlsbad Contract Bridge League Scholarship Fund, 114 S. Canyon Street, Carlsbad, NM 88220, 1001 North Canal Street, J Julia Martin-tomasic Receive obituaries from the city or cities of your choice. Funeral arrangement under the care ofFunerals by T. S. Warden. In the 21st century, it's not just urns and gravestones anymore. I have known Jackie for 30 years as a football guy, a golfer, a wonderful story teller, a great friend, and a guy who was always the life of the party, and the last person to leave the party. Jackie is survived by his wife, Shauna Hatley-Parker, children; Lheia, Korey and Kevin Joel Parker, step-children; Aaron, Caden and Cassie Scott, Amber Crawford, Troy and Michael Pace. I am a Winnipegger who cheered for our Bombers whenever we played the Eskimos. " Carothers Funeral Home at Gaston Memorial Park, Donna Dolores Parker (Tanios "Tony" Fares). He was a great guy and athlete. While attending high school he met and married Peggy Jo, with whom he had three children, Jackie Jr., Peggy Mae and Jerri-Jo.[5][6]. She was born in Toledo, Ohio to the late Alvin William and Wenonah Erie (Burrs) Voss. We became solid Edmonton Eskimo Fans, braving our cold and rainy games. He really was worth the price of admission alone. What kind of arrangement is appropriate, where should you send it, and when should you send an alternative? Published by Legacy Remembers on Nov. 7, 2006. "Normie and Jackie just sat there and stared out of the window. Jack, my deepest condolences to you and your family on the loss of your Dad. She worked for W. W. Grainger for a number of years where she excelled in sales receiving accolades for her endeavors. [3][15] At the end of his first season Giants owner Wellington Mara personally came calling with a contract worth almost twice what Parker was making with the Eskimos but Parker chose to not to go to New York in part because Peggy said she liked Edmonton better.[6]. Other than that, a quiet afternoon in a 34-19 triumph. Would you like to offer Jackie Parkers loved ones a condolence message? Sam Etcheverry, the Alouettes' strong-armed quarterback, threw for a record 508 yards. We heard many great stories about him over the years from our father who played with him in the late 1950's and early 1960's. The Dignity Memorial online obituary search tool gives you access to obituaries from thousands of locations across North America. Jr. Memorial Chapel 4315 Main St N, Jacksonville, FL 32206, Greater Bethany Baptist Church 401 Stockton St, Jacksonville, FL 32204. His knees were shot, filled with binder twine and glue. It used to amaze me how nobody in the states really knew who he was, but when I asked a Canuck if they know who Jackie Parker was, their eyes would light up and they would inevitable tell the Hunsinger fumble or another great story. May his wonderful soul rest in peace on the other side. Toggle . Parker never even played much football until his senior high school year and went to Mississippi State on a baseball scholarship, getting a tryout with the Cincinnati Reds. Jackie Parker was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1971, the Mississippi State University Sports Hall of Fame and the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame in 1972, the College Football Hall of Fame in 1976, and Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1987. Jacquelyn was a member of. I remember your visits when you moved to Oakville and we were back in Toronto. Jackie passed away at Research Medical Center as a result of stroke. a ch H Lang District H Lang, Cao Bang S in thoi:. Here is Jackie Parker's obituary. Jackie Parker Obituary. Visitation will be held from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Monday, March 29th at Morehart Mortuary. Parker played with a chipped instep bone in his right ankle, which needed a dulling shot of novocaine at halftime, and a twisted, sprained left knee. Jackie McLean, the New York-born alto saxophonist, who has died at the age of 74, did exactly that to Charlie Parker while the two were prowling Greenwich Village one night in 1954, looking for. He was eventually inducted into both the JCJC Sports Hall of Fame[5] and the National Junior College Athletic Association Hall of Fame. The Eskimos' Rollie Miles had finally cried uncle from the searing pain of ribs that had separated on the opening kickoff. Obituary for Jacquelyn L. Brandenburg, 1948 - 2008 Parker-Price, KS. She was predeceased by : her parents, Lionel Jackson and Trannie Marie Parker (Davis); and her grandparents, Reynolds Byrd, Donnie Edna Davis (Moffitt), Andrew Jackson and Safronia Parker (Patterson). Copyright 2023 Echovita Inc. All rights reserved. Canada has lost a great friend. "He could do so many more things than Flutie," said former CFL commissioner Jake Gaudaur, one of the voters, who, in one way or another, spent his life in football. She was also cherished by 19 grandchildren, 24 great grandchildren. Wright and Young Funeral Home 15332 NW 7th Ave, Miami, FL 33169, New Way Fellowship Praise and Worship Church 16800 NW 22nd Ave, Miami Gardens, FL 33056. The best poems for funerals, memorial services., and cards. She was active in high school, serving as a cheerleader from junior high thru high school. There wasn't anything he couldn't do on the football field and in life. January 27, 2023 Share your sympathy. If that wasn't enough, he also punted and kicked converts and field goals. Jackie Parker Park, in Edmonton, Alberta, was named in his honour. "Doc" Patty had no such policy so Parker got a baseball scholarship and joined the team, where he was an outstanding shortstop and received an offer to play for the Cincinnati Reds. A daughter, Donna Maria Long of Nebo; loving sister Donna Dolores Parker and, husband, Tanios Tony Fares of Bessemer City; grandchildren: John W. Long, IV, Sarah (Long) Kitfield, Jack Long, Russell Shytles, Parker Spruill, Jacob Spruill and seven great-grandchildren. You are going to be sorely missed Uncle Jack, you were the greatest Uncle a nephew could ever have and I thank GOD you were mine. Just last week my Dad was telling me another story about Jackie in a game aginst Winnipeg. But he also ran for 69 yards, took the kickoff and intercepted one of Etcheverry's passes. My condolenses to all his family. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Jackie Parker to pay them a last tribute. Interprovincial Steel & Pipe Corporation, Ltd. All my prayes go to the Packer family. Jackie was the hero of every kid in Edmonton. Voted the Canadian Football League's greatest player of the 1950-to-1975 era - regarded by many as the greatest of all time - Parker died today at the age of 74. Oh to be young, and an Eskimo fan, and have Jackie parker at QB inisde the twenty yard line, where he was the best ever, anywhere.