Virgil Jon Parker

Background

Parker, Virgil Jon was born on February 2, 1925 in Joseph, Utah, United States. Son of Virgil and Ann (Farnsworth) Parker.

Education

Bachelor, U. Utah, 1953; Doctor of Medicine, U. Utah, 1957.

Career

Intern, U. Utah Hospitals, Salt Lake City, 1957-1958; resident in internal medicine, U. Utah Hospitals, Salt Lake City, 1958-1959; resident in internal medicine, U. Oregon and VA Hospitals, Portland, 1959-1960; metabolism fellow, U. Utah Hospitals, Provo, 1960-1961; internist, Center Utah Medical Clinic, Provo, 1961-1988; staff president, Utah Valley Medical Center, Provo, 1975-1976. Founder, director, president, physician for Camp Utada, camp for diabetic children, 1961-1986.

Achievements

• Virgil Jon Parker has been listed as a noteworthy Internist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Republican chairman Orem (Utah) area, district delegate to state Republican convention, 1980s. Missionary, mission president 5 years for Church Latter Day Saints in Belgium, France, Ghana, Zaire. Sergeant United States Army Air Corps, 1944-1947, PTO.

Interests

• Avocations: art, piano, trekking in Nepal, Peru, Australia.

Connections

Married Jacquelyn Abraham, December 14, 1951. Children: Heather, Holly, Matthew, Paul.

Father:

Virgil Parker

Mother:

Ann (Farnsworth) Parker

Spouse:

Jacquelyn Abraham

child:

Paul Parker

child:

Heather Parker

child:

Holly Parker

child:

Matthew Parker