Dennis Ray Parks 1963–

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Dennis Ray Parks, 57, of Allen, Texas lost his brave fight against Huntington’s Disease on December 1, 2020. He was born on October 10, 1963 in Borger, Texas. Dennis graduated from Plano Senior High School (TX) before enlisting in the United States Army. He enlisted in 1989 and after training in Fort Dix, New Jersey he was assigned to the 586th Maintenance Company stationed in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, later deploying to Kuwait. Dennis was awarded the National Defense Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, Southwest Asia Service Medal, three Bronze Stars, the Kuwaiti Liberation Medal along with several expert marksmanship badges. Dennis returned to Plano and later graduated from the Plano Police Academy. He proudly served as a Police Officer from 1994 until 2017, when his symptoms from Huntington’s Disease forced him to retire.

Dennis is survived by his wife, Sara Leann (Neumann) Parks; parents, Deanna Louise (Carpenter) and Gerald Gordon Parks of Plano; brothers, Daniel Paul Parks and wife, Kathy of Lantana, Florida, David Gordon Parks of Plano, Texas and Michael Edward Parks of Frisco, Texas; uncle, Steve Parks and husband, Michael Krauchenko; nieces, Jessica Parks of McKinney, Texas, Ashley Parks of Dania Beach, Florida, Madaleine Parks of Frisco, Texas; and nephews, Jacob Parks of Dania Beach, Florida, Caden Parks and Jack Henry Parks of Frisco, Texas.

He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Paul and Opal (Martin) Carpenter and Gordon and Edna (Berg) Parks along with many beloved aunts, uncles and cousins who were taken too soon.

A memorial service will be held at 2:00 pm on Friday, December 11, 2020 at Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home in Allen, TX.