Joseph Matthew Parent

For those not aware, my father passed away earlier this morning peacefully at my parent's house. He left feeling love from my mother, my sister, myself, and all of his siblings that have shown him great support these past few weeks. He was diagnosed with stage 3 small-cell lung cancer, which they basically said was not curable, but manageable until a certain point. It eventually spread to the brain, which lead to a sudden decline in his health. My father will always be my hero and inspiration about finding the good things in life. Even while going through his chemo and radiation treatments, the last few months he still found time to work as if nothing was wrong, trying to make sure that bills were taken care of for my mother and the rest of us. He always put people in front of him, and that is how I will live my life. He will always be with me as my inspiration, and I hope to end up being as good a man as he was.

Thanks to everyone for their support in these times.

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On April 24, 2017, Joseph Matthew Parent was “promoted.” Beloved husband of Ann (Berger) Parent; loving father of Mandy (Parent) Nickoles and Paul Joseph (PJ) Parent; son of Dorris R. Parent; brother of Michael Parent, Paul Parent, Madonna (Parent) Ross, Denise (Parent) Abu-Laban, Carol (Parent) Curry, and Arthur Parent. He was preceded in death by his father, Everett Carl Parent, and his brother, David C. Parent.

Joe served in the U.S. Army; he was a Legal Transcriber for Freestate Reporting, Inc. in Annapolis, MD; he was a percussionist and loved all kinds of music; he was an avid reader of Western classics and novels.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to: The Phelps Luck Alano Club, 9231 Rumsey Road, Columbia, MD 21045 (http://thealanoclub.org/).