Ronald Edwin Parks, 65, of Shenandoah Texas, passed away March 15th 2015 at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston Texas after complications from the treatment of T-Cell lymphoma. He was born in Dallas Texas on July 4th 1949. He was married to Sherri Parks on September 15 1978 in Dallas. Ronald worked in the turbine industry for Sulzer in Houston Texas. He had a passion for God, country, and being a husband, father, and grandfather. He also enjoyed target shooting, playing (and winning) the lottery, and feeding the wildlife on his property. Ronald was predeceased by his mother, Betty Jean. He is survived by his wife Sherri; children Justin and wife Julie, Jacob and wife Christella, Jonathan, and Joshua; grandchildren Samuel, Jaxon, and Olivia; Sister Vickie; his father, James; a niece, nephews, great nieces, and great nephews.