Janel Leslie Parker, 51, of Marietta, GA, died in Philadelphia, PA, August 26, 2003 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. She was the wife of David E Parker and the daughter of Margaret Dager and the late Kenneth Dager. Mrs. Parker was born Janel Leslie Dager in Fort Wayne, Indiana on July 13, 1952. She earned an Associate's Degree in Nursing Science from Purdue University, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Indiana Central University and a Master of Science in Nursing degree from Indiana University. She specialized in Nephrology Nursing for more than 20 years and was a nationally recognized leader, author, and speaker. She served as national president of the American Nephrology Nursing Association and a co-founder of the Nephrology Nursing Certification Commission. Most recently she held the position of Executive Director for the Nephrology Nursing Certification Commission whose national offices are in Pitman, New Jersey.
Additionally, Mrs. Parker was also active in church, community, and school activities. She was a communicant of St. Catherine’s Episcopal Church, Walton High School PTSA and an active participant and guiding influence in her children’s lives. Besides her husband and Mother, she is survived by two children, J. D. Parker and Ellen Dorothy Parker of Marietta; sisters Jennifer Winicki (Frank) of Jacksonville, FL; Lisa Greenwood (Ernie); brothers William Smith and Joseph Dager (Beth), all of Fort Wayne, IN A memorial service will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, August 29, 2003 at St. Catherine’s Episcopal Church, 681 Holt Road Marietta, GA 30068 Friends are invited and may call from 6:00-9:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 28, 2003 at H.M. Patterson & Son Canton Hill Funeral Home,1157 Old Canton Road NE, Marietta, GA 30068. Phone number 770-977-9488. On-line tributes may be posted at www.mem.com. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the American Kidney Fund or the St. Catherine’s Episcopal Church Building Fund. Arrangements by H.M. Patterson & Son Canton Hill Chapel in Marietta. (770) 977-9485.
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