James (Jim) Lawrence Parkinson

James (Jim) Lawrence Parkinson died Oct. 17. He was 72.

Parkinson was born in 1949 in Monongahela, Pennsylvania.  He enlisted in the U.S. Air Force and served four years as a jet engine mechanic, including one year serving in Vietnam. He spent 10 years working at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. In 1985 he transitioned to the east coast as one of the first mechanical technicians hired at Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility in Newport News, Virginia where he worked for 25 years.

He is survived by his brother Bill, son Ken, daughter-in-law Kate, and grandson Colin and predeceased by his brother Richard, and daughter Rebecca. 

In lieu of flowers please consider a donation to Crossroads Community Church, Legacy Hospice or DAV-chapter 13, in Yorktown.  Crossroads Community Church in Yorktown will be hosting a Celebration of Life on Saturday, Nov. 13, at 3 p.m.