In memory of
James Wendell Parham
- Died
- September 11, 2001, aged 23
- Killed that day
- September 11, 2001
- Killed that day
- The World Trade Center
Officer James Parham was killed in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks while attempting to rescue the victims trapped in the World Trade Center.
Officer Parham was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and had served with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department for two years. He had previously served with the Texas Department of Corrections and the Federal Bureau of Prisons. He was an instructor at the Port Authority Police Academy.
You went in while everyone else was coming out.
Police Officer Parham gave the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Jersey City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Parham.
S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Survived by
He is survived by his wife, daughter, and brother.