Ron Parker, a TCU Board of Trustee and previous football gamer, has actually passed away at 70, the college introduced on social media sites.
FT WELL WORTH, Texas– Ron Parker, a TCU Board of Trustees participant and previous football gamer for the Horned Frogs, has actually passed away, according to the college.
TCU published concerning Parker’s fatality on social media sites on Tuesday.
” We are deeply saddened by the death of Trustee Ronald C. Parker ’76, that led with empathy and greatly affected TCU,” the college composed. “As a previous Horned Frog football captain, Ron’s management at TCU proceeded much previous his time as a trainee. He functioned as a Trustee and was co-chair of our $1 billion Lead On project. Ron will certainly be kept in mind for his kindness, honesty, and genuine problem for others. Our ideas and petitions are with his household throughout this tough time.”
TCU Publication profiled Parker in its Springtime 2023 version. Parker matured in Brenham, a little Texas community which is home to the ever-popular Blue Bell gelato and Blinn University, where he played football prior to involving TCU.
Parker moved to TCU on a football scholarship and obtained composed by the Chicago Bears.
Parker harmed his knee in his novice year, TCU Publication reported, and the TCU graduate left football and got in business globe. Parker increased with the rankings at PepsiCo. and retired in 2010 after functioning there for nearly three decades, according to TCU Publication.
Parker and his other half, Paula Rhodes Parker, satisfied at TCU and have actually repaid to the college with their humanitarian initiatives in 3 locations: education and learning, healthcare and variety. With each other, they have actually granted many scholarships and endowments to TCU pupils, along with presents for college tasks like improvements to Amon G. Carter Arena and Ed and Rae Schollmaier Field, TCU Publication reported.
Parker is made it through by his other half and 3 kids.
