Pacifica Pier News

OHN PARENT
Press Democrat, The (Santa Rosa, CA)
November 25, 1999
Estimated printed pages: 2

John Carroll Parent III, whose passion for a wide variety of physical pursuits intertwined his life with people from a broad cross-section of his community, died Tuesday at his Healdsburg home after a brief battle with liver cancer. He was 52.

Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Oak Mound Cemetery in Healdsburg. Memorial services will follow at the Villa Chanticleer.

Born in San Francisco, Parent was a standout swimmer and math student at Washington High School, from which he graduated in 1965. Four years later, he joined the San Francisco Fire Department, where he worked for 30 years and was a lieutenant when his illness struck just a little more than a month ago.
He and his wife, Jeanne, met at the opening of the Pacifica pier exactly 26 years ago Tuesday, and were married in 1976. They moved to Sonoma County from Pacifica in 1986.

As gentle and soft-spoken as he was large and athletic, Parent gathered friends and experiences throughout his life. He was a powerful swimmer who participated and won races in the chilly waters of San Francisco Bay. He was an accomplished skier who left his tracks on mountains throughout the West. He was an avid diver who could find abalone with uncanny ease. He shared his love of life with his large and devoted family and with his friends in the Santa Rosa Ski Club and the San Francisco Reef Divers.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by his children, Lori Parent-Smith of San Mateo, Renee Parent-Price of Mountain View, Nina Bersamina of Foster City, Loretta Bersamina of Pacifica, Carole Parent-Mencarelli of Novato, Serena Parent of San Francisco, and Leo Bersamina of New Haven, Conn.; his sisters, Phyllis Parent of Santa Cruz and Isabel Parent-Griffiths of Pacifica; his brothers, Charles Parent of Healdsburg and Robert Parent of Guerneville; and seven grandchildren.

Contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 1451 Guerneville Road, Santa Rosa 95407 or Memorial Hospice, 558 B St., Santa Rosa 95401.
Edition: FINAL
Section: LOCAL
Page: B2
Index Terms: OBITUARY
Copyright (c) 1999 The Press Democrat (Santa Rosa, CA)
Record Number: 9911260063