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Leo Ronald Parks
Lilah Crowe2020-03-18T16:26:31-05:00
- Name: Leo Ronald Parks
- Location of Birth: Park Rapids, Minnesota
- Date of Birth: June 6, 1945
- Date of Death: December 13, 1999 (54 years old)
- Parents: Ronald Parks and Gilda (Mears) Parks
- High School and Class: 1963 - Grand Rapids High School, Grand Rapids, Minnesota
- College:
- Highest Rank: SGT (Sergeant)
- Branch: Air Force
- Other Branch:
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- Date of Discharge:
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Units and Locations:
| Start Date |
End Date |
Unit(s) and Location(s) Served |
| 1966 |
1970 |
Biloxi, Mississippi |
- Military Awards:
- Military Highlights:
Accounting specialist for the United States Air Force from 1966-1970.
- Wars Involved:
Cold War - Vietnam Era
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Leo moved to the Grand Rapids, Minnesota area as a young child.
He married Madeleine Brouillard on September 4, 1971 in Crookston, Minnesota. He lived in Chisholm, Minnesota for 22 years, working from 1971-1979 at Jones & Laughlin Steel Hill Annex Mine in Calumet, Minnesota, was the manager at H&R Block in Hibbing, Minnesota for nine years, worked at Minnesota Aqua Farms, worked at Itasca Memorial Hospital in Grand Rapids, Minnesota and was a self-employed tax consultant from 1987-1989. He moved to Warroad, Minnesota in 1996 and was employed at Marvin Windows until his death.
Leo is survived by his wife, Madeleine, children, Christy Doyea and Ray Parks; his parents, Ronald and Gilda Parks; a brother, Lester; and a grandson, Andrew. Preceding him in death was his brother, Robert.
Buried in Lakeside Cemetery at Trout Lake Township, Bovey, Minnesota.
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