In Loving Memory of

William Dorsey Parker III

The world saw Bill as a simple and always happy person. Our children and I knew a more complicated person. He was a extremely loyal friend and commmitted Christian active at St Mark's Episcopal Church in Houston. He was a true verger even before being given the title formally. I was first attracted to him because of his broad and deep intellectual interests. Even after 25 years of marriage and almost 30 years of friendship I enjoyed his conversations. He attracted equally intelligent and interesting people into our lives. In the few months since his death I am most bereaved by the loss of that which first brought us together. I know we will meet again in heaven and because of chronic illness this life was not always easy but I am self centered enough to wish he were here anyway. I know that I wouldn't be the person that I am if we had never shared our lives. I look forward to the day when his memory brings more "joy" than sorrow but I know that I will always have both. I never appreciated how many lives he had touched until his medical crisis and death. If given a choice knowing all that we went through in our marriage and how relatively short a time he was with me I would still choose the life we had. God gave him 17,378 days of life and I shared 9,353 days of marriage with him.

THANKS BE TO GOD! Bonnie