James M. Parry, 49, died at Whidbey Island Manor on Dec. 16, 2005 after a long courageous battle with cancer. He never gave up. He was born in Tucson, Arizona on June 18, 1956 to Hugh and Mary Parry.

At the age of two the family moved to the Los Angeles area where Jimmy started his schooling. When he was 14 years old the family moved to the Seattle area where he finished middle school and then attended and graduated from Nathan Hale High School. Jimmy went on to study computer science at Seattle Central Community College.

Jimmy worked as an acoustical engineer for the Parry Company, where he specialized in conducting the “noise” portion of many key environmental impact studies for the aeronautical community. Additionally, Jim’s superior computer skill proved to be an enormous asset to the company. He did studies for Paine Field in Everett, The Port of Seattle, The Port of Everett, Washington State Department of Transportation and Nichols Brothers Boat Builders, to name just a few. In later years he worked for Murphy’s Furniture at Ken’s Corner and at Payless Video in Freeland.

Jimmy loved movies, especially science fiction; he loved nature and made use of the parks on Whidbey. He was particularly fond of animals including the many cats and the dogs he had over the years and he was especially fond of a horse that belonged to one of his neighbors.

Jim was a writer and an artist. His two novels in process were a science fiction book and a detective novel based on Whidbey Island. His favorite mediums for his drawings and paintings were pen and watercolor.

Jimmy is survived by his parents Hugh and Joan Parry in Freeland, his brother Bill with wife Elizabeth in Bellevue, his brother Ivan Milosevich with wife Christina of Fort Collins, Colo., his brother Van Stephens with wife Georgia of Silverdale and brother David Parry with wife Armida of Southern California. He is also survived by his sister JoAnne Milosevich of Palm Desert, Calif., as well as many nieces, nephews and cousins. Jim was very close to and proud of his entire extended family.

Special thanks, from everyone who loved Jim, to his dear friend Norita Carli of Clinton. The support and loving care that Jim experienced through Norita helped to make Jim’s last years his happiest.

There will be a private family service during the holiday season. In lieu of flowers the family suggests that donations be made to Enso House in Freeland. Arrangements were entrusted to Burley Funeral Chapel, Oak Harbor.