John Morton Parrish, 92, passed away on November 25, 2015. He was born on October 10, 1923 in Needles, California. He was a WW II Marine Corps veteran and a wildlife biologist. John was preceded in death by his parents, J. Lester Parrish and M. Ainsley Coates; a brother, Robert Parrish and sister, Barbara Leja; his wife and mother of his children, Patricia Noland; son, John Buckley; and daughters, Jane Petrie and Ann Tozzi. He is survived by his wife, Barbara; daughter, Peggy Carr and son Thomas Parrish (Minkun); stepson, Dennis Skinner (Lisa); stepdaughters, Donna Brown (Michael) and Katrina Hernandez (Manuel); 12 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.