AllenParkinson - Person Sheet
AllenParkinson - Person Sheet
NameJames Robert Parkinson 
Birth13 Sep 1917, Annapolis, Anne Arundel, MD3
Death18 Oct 1984, Annapolis, Anne Arundel, MD3
BurialVeterans Cemetery, Crownsville, MD
OccupationAir traffic controller at the newly opened BWI Airport, Anne Arundel Cty, MD beginning in 1950.3
FatherJames Washington Parkinson (1878-1947)
MotherElizabeth Susan Meekins (1884-1969)
Spouses
Marriage19393
Divorcebef 1945
ChildrenJames Robert (1940-)
Birth13 Aug 1922, Bartow, Polk, FL225
MemoDr. Oglesby was the attending physician
Death7 Oct 2009, Crownsville, Anne Arundel, Maryland
Burial19 Oct 2009, Veterans Cemetery, Crownsville, MD
OccupationThird Grade Teacher and then Assistant Principle (Severna Park, MD)3
EducationGraduated from the University of Florida with a BS in Pharmacy and then earned a Masters in Elementary Ed. (Univ. of MD)3
ReligionJoined SPEP and wa baptized by son, Glenn
FatherAlbert Ceylon Whitmore (1875-1959)
MotherMay Halle Wilson (1888-1971)
Marriage30 Aug 1945, Sebring, FL
ChildrenBruce Whitmore (1946-2006)
Glenn Ross (1950-)
Notes for James Robert Parkinson
1959 - won the first National Air Traffic Controller Award ever issued in this country. For guiding a pilot low on gas to another airport (not his own).3
March, 1960 - named Maryland Federal Civil Servant of the Year3
March, 1960 - named Maryland Federal Civil Servant of the Year3
Military notes for James Robert Parkinson
Flew 50 missions during WWII - Army Air Corps (top turret gunner).
23 Jul 1943 he received the Distinguished Flying Cross.
23 Jul 1943 he received the Distinguished Flying Cross.
Notes for Jane Evelyn (Spouse 1)
She was a “textile sewing machine operator” at the time of her death.224
Notes for Faye Wilson (Spouse 2)
“Faye Wilson Parkinson, 87, died Oct. 7 at Fairfield Nursing Center in Crownsville, after a lengthy decline from Alzheimer's disease.
She was born Aug. 13, 1922, in Bartow, Fla.
She earned a degree in Pharmacy from the University of Florida before moving to Maryland with her husband, James Robert Parkinson. She raised three boys while becoming a much-loved third grade teacher at Severna Park Elementary and Oak Hill Elementary, where she eventually became Vice Principal.
Faye was a member of the Maryland Teachers Association and the Daughters of the American Revolution. She also published her husband's memoirs, spanning the early years of aviation, entitled "Tales of the Tower."
She delighted in photography, quilting and genealogical research. She is survived by two sons, Glenn of Severna Park and Robert of Coral Springs, Fla.; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24 at her home church, Severna Park Evangelical Presbyterian. She will be buried in a private ceremony at Maryland Veterans Cemetery, Crownsville with her husband, who died Oct. 18, 1984.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to either the Alzheimer's Association Greater MD Chapter, 1850 York Road, Suite D, Timonium, MD 21093 or Gideon's International (www.gideons.org).”
Annapolis Capital, October 9, 2009
She was born Aug. 13, 1922, in Bartow, Fla.
She earned a degree in Pharmacy from the University of Florida before moving to Maryland with her husband, James Robert Parkinson. She raised three boys while becoming a much-loved third grade teacher at Severna Park Elementary and Oak Hill Elementary, where she eventually became Vice Principal.
Faye was a member of the Maryland Teachers Association and the Daughters of the American Revolution. She also published her husband's memoirs, spanning the early years of aviation, entitled "Tales of the Tower."
She delighted in photography, quilting and genealogical research. She is survived by two sons, Glenn of Severna Park and Robert of Coral Springs, Fla.; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24 at her home church, Severna Park Evangelical Presbyterian. She will be buried in a private ceremony at Maryland Veterans Cemetery, Crownsville with her husband, who died Oct. 18, 1984.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to either the Alzheimer's Association Greater MD Chapter, 1850 York Road, Suite D, Timonium, MD 21093 or Gideon's International (www.gideons.org).”
Annapolis Capital, October 9, 2009