Obituary: William H. Parker

William H. Parker, 96 
William (“Bill”) H. Parker, of Hull, a retired Hull teacher and proud World War II U.S  Army veteran, died on Oct. 15 at Season’s Hospice in Milton. He was 96.
The beloved husband of the late Jean I. (Paterson) Parker, Mr. Parker is survived by several nieces and nephews and many dear friends, neighbors, and fellow Hullonians. Hull residents will miss seeing him in the lobby at Nantascot Place, where he had lived since 1998 after moving from Ocean Place condominiums, where he had lived since 1991 and had served on the board of trustees.
Born and raised in Rockland, where he served as an usher at the Holy Family Church for 30 years, Mr. Parker graduated from Rockland High School in 1940 and attended Fitchburg State Teachers College for two years before enlisting in the U.S. Army. During World War II, he served with the U.S. Fifth Army in Africa and Italy. A recipient of the Bronze Star, he was a member of the Abington Veterans of Foreign Wars. 
Mr. Parker resumed his education after the war and received a bachelor’s degree in education in 1947. He began his teaching career in Barre, where he taught for three years before taking a position in Hull, where he taught for 32 years. During that time, he also worked in several capacities for The Hull-Nantasket Times. He was a former president of the Hull Teachers Association, an organization he actively supported until his retirement. 
The beloved husband of the late Jean I. (Patterson) Parker, Mr. Parker was the son of the late William N. and Mary A. (Healy) Parker and brother of the late Richard (“Dick”) Parker. He was uncle to Carla Spaulding, Kathleen Hanson, and Andrew, Michael, and Hugh Norris and the cousin of Jackie Kenney. Dear friend of Elaine Howland, of Hanson, he is also survived by many other close friends. Services have been held.
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