Walter Jeff Parton Jr. died on Saturday, 07/31/2021, age 95, in Greenbrae, California after a lengthy illness. He was born on November 14, 1925, in Mart, Texas. Jeff was a leader and a great athlete from the time he was in his teens when he was the quarterback and team captain of state championship winner Mart High School. He enlisted in the United States Navy at the age of 17 and served on a destroyer in the South Pacific during World War II. When the war ended, Jeff earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in 1949 in accounting from the University of Texas. Jeff went on to start a successful career in the insurance industry. He eventually became an Executive Vice President at Fireman’s Fund Insurance company. During his time as an insurance executive, he did post-graduate work at Syracuse University in 1978 and at Harvard School of Business in 1979.
Jeff was a very charismatic, brilliant man with a very disciplined lifestyle and work ethic who pursued many hobbies and activities during his life, such as snow skiing, golf, running, deep sea fishing, and sailing. He is remembered for his volunteer work, notably as a board member of Second Baptist Church in Lubbock Texas, an active member of the Rotary Club in Lubbock, Texas, and as a guide dog trainer at Guide Dogs for the Blind in Marin County. He was also a generous philanthropist.
Jeff is survived by his children, Rebecca Parton, Anne Parton Steiner (John), Walter Jeff Parton (Joanne Higa-Parton), his five grandchildren, Michael Corey McCaa, Chelsea Ellen McCaa, John Parton Steiner, Samantha Sachi Parton, Jeff Akira Parton, and his great grand-daughter, Laina Grace Brandon. He also leaves behind nieces and nephews, his loving caretakers of many years, Maria Weinstat and Sheldon Zhant, and his many close friends. He was preceded in death by his wife, Patsy Ruth Parton, his parents, Walter Jeff and Linda Wilcox Parton, and his sister, Barbara Parton Lattner.
He will be sorely missed by his family and his many friends. Jeff was a devout Christian who loved the Lord Jesus Christ and raised his family to be Christians. Donations to Guide Dogs for the Blind in lieu of flowers in his memory are appreciated. A private memorial service will be held for family and friends at a later date due to the pandemic.
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