Remembering... Grand Chief Tim Parker (1931-2011)
PARKER, ALBERT “TIM” THEODORE - 1931-2011 - Albert “Tim” Theodore Parker, 79, of Tower Road South Ohio Yarmouth Co, died peacefully after a lengthy battle with Leukemia on November 10, 2011, at Yarmouth Regional Hospital. Born November 29 , 1931 in Yarmouth N.S, he was a son of the late Laurier and Lily (Robinson) Parker. He was a Veteran of the Korean War and member of the Yarmouth Branch 61 Royal Canadian Legion where he served on the executive committee. He received the MSM award and also the Palm Leaf. Tim is the Grand Chief of the Eastern Woodland Métis Nation of Nova Scotia. He was a member of the Greenwood Peacekeepers and member of N.A.V.A. He is also president of the Korean Veterans Association of Nova Scotia. He is survived by wife, Mary Lou (Surette) Parker, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia; Daughters, Maxine (Michael) States, Toronto; Beverly Anne Parker, Montreal.; Linda Diane (Bryan) Mason, Sluice Point, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia.; Sons, , Bruce (Jackie) Parker, Mississauga, O.N.; Michael Lee (Michelle) Teepell, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia; Albert Munroe Parker (Connie), Halifax, Nova Scotia; Brothers, Doug (Marie) Parker, B.C; Gilbert (Greta) Parker, Yarmouth; Eight Grandchildren and five Great Grandchildren. He was predeceased by Daughter, Leslie Denise; Brothers, Lornton, Ronald, Richard, Wilfred; Sister, Edna Rose. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Sweeny’s Funeral Home & Crematorium, Yarmouth. Visitation will take place on Monday, November 14 from 7-9 p.m. with a Legion Service at 7:30 p.m at Sweeny’s Funeral Home Chapel, where funeral service will be held Tuesday, November 15 at 1 p.m. with Rev. A.D. “Bill” Newell officiating. Interment will take place at Yarmouth Mountain Cemetery. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to Maple Grove Memorial Club.
Longtime Legion Member Receives Medal
August 21, 2011 - Eric Bourque, The Vanguard
Tim Parker was just a teenager when he joined the military 60 years ago.
Born and brought up in the Yarmouth area, he was 18 when he signed up.
He recalls being sent to Kingston, Ontario. “I stayed there a year,” he said. “Then I was shipped off to Korea.”
Parker, who spent 14 months serving in the Korean War, was posted to various locations upon his return to Canada, including Victoria, B.C., Kingston and Halifax.
“I travelled quite a bit,” Parker said, remembering those days during an interview at his home in Hebron.
Parker left the military after about seven years and in the mid-1960s returned home to the Yarmouth area, where he has remained active in the Royal Canadian Legion.
He is presently service officer with Branch 61 Royal Canadian Legion in Yarmouth.
Having passed the half-century mark in his legion involvement, Parker recently received the Palm Leaf to the Meritorious Service Medal.
The Meritorious Service Medal, which Parker received years ago, is the highest legion award that can be granted to life, ordinary or associate-voting legion members.
Pat Varga, the Royal Canadian Legion’s dominion president, notes that the Palm Leaf to the Meritorious Service Medal, or M.S.M., further recognizes the work of the person receiving it.
As she put it on a plaque regarding the significance of this latest accolade for Parker, “The award of the Palm Leaf to your M.S.M. indicates, once again, that you have rendered continuous meritorious service to the cause of the Royal Canadian Legion.”
She continued, “Your comrades appreciate your time and efforts in support of community activities, as well as your devotion to the aims and objects of the Royal Canadian Legion.”
Parker, she said, “has contributed a great deal to the overall success of the legion.”
Parker said he appreciates the recognition.
“I find it a great honour to receive this award,” he said.
