Dr. Lewis L. Parker, 74, retired orthopaedic surgeon, died May 22, 1993 at his home in Logan, of cancer.
A family physician before he became a surgeon, he was faithful to his calling, he had integrity in all he did and he nurtured all for whom he felt responsible, especially his family.He was born June 8, 1918 in Sacramento, California, to Theodore C. Parker and Maud Hopfield Parker. He married Virginia Carlson of Logan, August 14, 1946. Dr. Parker was educated in California and Oregon. He received his baccalaureate degree from the University of California, Berkeley in 1948 and his medical degree at the University of California, San Francisco in 1951. He interned at Gorgas Hospital in the Canal Zone. He served a residency in Family Practice at Sonoma County Hospital in Santa Rosa, California. He began a residency in Orthopedics at the University of California, which was interrupted by service in the Korean War. He practiced part-time in Industrial Medicine and Family Practice in San Diego, California from 1955 to 1958. He completed his residency in orthopedics at the University of Utah in 1962. He practiced orthopedics in Salt Lake City and Oroville, California. He retired from practice in 1980, moving to Logan in 1983.
Dr. Parker served in the U.S. Maritime Service during World War II. An officer in the U.S. Naval Reserve, he sailed on tankers with the rank of Chief Officer until 1946. He served with the U.S. Air Force Medical Corps, 502 Air Force, 16th Tactical Hospital in Seoul, Korea. He was charter member of the American Academy of Family Practice. He was a Board Certified member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery, a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, a member of the Western Orthopaedic Association, the U.S. Naval Reserve, the USAF Medical Corps, the 38th Parallel Medical Society, the American Medical Association, and a Professional member of the American Diabetes Association. He served in Medical Societies in Sonoma County, San Diego County, and Butte County California; and was a past member of the Utah Medical Society. Dr. Parker was an active Boy Scout leader, a Yachtsman and a small boat sailing and racing enthusiast.
Survivors include his wife, of Logan; three sons and one daughter, Ben Scott (Susan Bowers), Oak Park, Illinois; Jeffrey Carl Parker, M.D. (Michal Mendonsa, Chico, California) and Dixie Myers, Spearfish, South Dakota; Lee Ford (Diane Klein), Turlock, California; Julie Ann Parker (Mark H. Gould), Fruit Heights, Utah. Other survivors include a sister, Maudene Schroeder, Dixon, California; brother, Clarence E. Parker, of Morgan Hill, California; six grandsons and one granddaughter. He was preceded in death by one grandson.
Burial services are private
Friends may make memorial donations to: Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children, Fairfax Ave. at Virginia Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84103 or Primary Children's Medical Center, 100 No. Medical Drive, Salt Lake City, UT 84103.
Arrangements are under the direction of Allen-Hall Mortuary, Logan, Utah.
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