Fire Science

Donate to Gary Parks Memorial Scholarship to Help Future Firefighters

Press Release

Release Date: Feb. 26, 2014

Gary Parks Memorial Scholarship to Help Future Firefighters

Photo: Everett Firefighter Steve Goforth and Erin VanRy, daughter of Everett Firefighter Gary Parks, with a picture of Parks at Everett Community College’s Firefighter Plaza. The plaza was created to honor Parks, who died while battling a fire that destroyed the college’s student union in 1987.

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The family of Everett firefighter Gary Parks and his fellow firefighters are creating an Everett Community College scholarship to honor Parks’ memory.Parks, an 18-year veteran of the Everett Fire Department, was killed in 1987 battling a fire that destroyed EvCC’s library and student union. The Gary Parks Memorial Scholarship will be awarded to a student enrolled in EvCC’s Fire Science program. The Everett Community College Foundation is asking for donations to the scholarship fund. To give, contact EvCC Development Director Amy Wilcox at awilcox@everettcc.edu or 425-388-9250.