Lt. Col. Robert White Parks ^{1 2 3 4}

   FamilySearch ID: GVL9-MLP.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1930 in West Lafayette, Tippecanoe, IN. ⁵ The 1930 census recorded owning a $12,000 home at 491 Maple Street in West Lafayette: Morris R. Parks, lawyer, 44, living with wife Ruby M., 39; son John M., 12; and son Robert W., 8. All were born in Indiana except Morris in Maine.

2. Newspaper: The Sacramento Bee: Enid Gunston Engaged to Lt. Robert Parks, 22 May 1947, Sacramento, Sacramento, CA. ⁶ Enid Gunston Is Betrothed To Lieutenant Robert Parks, USA
Miss Enid Dorothy Gunston, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George T. Gunston of 2319 Twelfth Street, is engaged to Lieutenant Robert White Parks, the son of Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Parks of West Lafayette, Ind. The romantic news was announced today by the parents of the bride to be. Miss Gunston is visiting her brother in law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Humphrey Martin (Zoe Gunston) in Chicago, and plans to be married there in June.
The betrothed pair met in Fort Sill, Okla., where the Gunston family lived while the bride elect's father was a colonel serving with the field artillery. Lieutenant Parks was sent to Fort Sill for duty following his graduation from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1944. He returned a short time ago after more than two years' military service in Europe and at present is visiting his parent in Indiana, He studied a year at Purdue University before enroling in the military academy.
The bride elect attended the Sacramento elementary schools, the San Mateo High School and the University of Nevada.
The couple will visit in Sacramento after their marriage, planning to drive from Chicago by automobile.

3. Census in 1950 in Port Hueneme, Ventura, CA. ⁷ The 1950 census recorded Robert W. Parks, Armed Force, 28, born in Indiana, living with wife Enid D., 23, born in California; daughter Susan E., 2, born in Washington; and daughter Cynthia A., born in Sep 1949 in California.

4. Military on 8 Jul 1962 in Gießen, , HE, DEU: U.S. Army - Giessen Army Depot. ²

5. Residence: on 17 Feb 1975 in Carlsbad, Eddy, New Mexico, USA. ⁸

6. Residence: on 5 Sep 1993 in Reno, Washoe, NV. ⁴

7. Obituary: Reno Gazette-Journal: obituary of Robert White Parks on 8 Sep 1993 in Reno, Washoe, NV. ⁴ Robert White Parks, 72, died Sept. 5, 1993, at his residence. A native of West Lafayette, Ind., he was born June 8, 1921, and had been a Reno resident for eight years, coming from Arizona. Parks was a member of Arizona State assessors office and a retired 30 year U.S. Army O-6 Colonel veteran, and a reserve officer Assn. D.A.V. He was also a West Point Military Academy graduate. Surviving are his widow Enid of Reno; son William White and daughter Dr. Cid Guston-Parks, both of Sacramento; daughter Susan Peterson of Carson City; brother Dr. John of Cleveland, Ohio; and four grandchildren. A private service will be held at a later date. Cremation will be at Reno Crematory, under the direction of Northern Nevada Memorial Cremation and Burial Society. A memorial is being established with Flospice of Northern Nevada, c/o Saint Mary's Foundation, 235 W. Sixth St., Reno 89502.

Robert married Enid Dorothy Gunston, daughter of George Tilley Gunston and Dorothy Grace Gray, on 1 Jun 1947 in Chicago, Cook, IL. (Enid Dorothy Gunston was born on 19 Aug 1927 in Sacramento, Sacramento, CA ³ and died on 19 Feb 2010 in Carson City, Carson City, NV ³.)