Thomas Richard Parks

Background

Parks, Thomas Richard was born on March 26, 1931 in Melrose Park, Illinois, United States.

Education

Bachelor of Science, U. Mass, 1953; Master of Science, U. Mass, 1958.

Career

Process engineer, Gerber Products Company, Oakland, California, 1959-1962; manager product engineering research, StarKist Food, Terminal Island, California, 1962-1969; manager food, agroscis., Stanford Research Institute, Menlo Park, California, 1969-1979; president, Chairman of the Board, Food and AgroSystems Inc., Sunnyvale, California, since 1979. Consultant in field.

Achievements

• Thomas Richard Parks has been listed as a notable Food scientist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served to lt (junior grade) United States Naval Reserve, 1953-1957. Member Institute Food Technologists.

Interests

• Avocations: woodcarving, inventing, naval architecture.

Connections

M. Althea Sayward, July 9, 1960. Children: Richard, Alison.

child:

Alison Parks

child:

Richard Parks