Jon Lee Parrish
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Services are pending for Jon Lee Parrish, a former longtime resident who died April 20 in Santa Rosa, Laguna, the Philippines.
Jon was born May 24, 1950, in Salem, Ore., the son of Jack and Virginia (Johnson) Parrish.
The family moved to Sitka in the early 1960s. He returned to Oregon to graduate from high school and attend the University of Oregon. He later received his bachelor of science degree in forest resources from the University of Washington.
He was a member of the Alaska National Guard.
Jon worked at Alaska Lumber and Pulp, Sitka Sound Seafoods and Hames Corporation.
He was a member of the Sitka Sportsman’s Association.
The oldest of the five Parrish children, Jon was both playful and kind to his younger siblings.
He loved Austin Mini Cooper cars and motorcycles, and was an accomplished marathon runner – he competed in the Seattle Marathon, among others.
Survivors include his wife, Josephine Parrish of Santa Rosa, Philippines; daughter Kayle Hammer of Seattle; sister Kelli Jo Thrush of Ketchikan; and brothers Rory Parrish of Juneau, and Patrick Parrish and Wade Parrish, both of Sitka.
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20 YEARS AGO
September 2004
Photo caption: Nikko Friedman and Gus Bruhl of the Rain Forest Rascals running team, dressed in skunk cabbage and boots, make their way down Lincoln Street during the annual Running of the Boots. Scores turned out for the event, a fundraiser for the Dog Point Fish Camp.
50 YEARS AGO
September 1974
The freshmen students initiation will be Friday at the school. Dress will be respectable. ... Suspension of three days will be enforced for any of the following violations: throwing of eggs; spraying of shaving cream; cutting of hair; and any pranks which could be harmful to the welfare of the students.
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