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Vice Admiral JOHN T. PARKER, United States Navy (Ret.), age 89, died peacefully due to heart failure on June 25, 2021.
“Ted” was born May 4, 1932, in Wheelwright, Ky., to Ada and John Parker. In 1951, he was accepted to the US Naval Academy, and commissioned an Ensign in June of 1955. Unfortunately, his father had died just a few months earlier, so Ada moved to Huntington and began teaching at Meadows Elementary. She later married Wallace T. Rife of Huntington.
Adm. Parker served on a number of ships, commanding three: USS St. Clair County, USS Macdonough and USS Piedmont. His career eventually took him to Italy, where he served as Chief of Staff for the commander of the 6th Fleet. In 1978, he was assigned to lead the analytical effort to redefine the characteristics required in destroyers; this work led to design and construction of the Arleigh Burke class destroyers, still in service in large numbers. He regarded this work as his most significant contribution t ....

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