U.S. Marine Corps · United States 
Samuel Parker
1975
Samuel Parker Jr. served the U.S. Marine Corps.
How He Died
Manner
Accident
Cause
Multiple traumatic injuries
What Happened
Deputy Sheriff Samuel Parker succumbed to injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash on December 19, 1974. Deputy Parker was driving on Vineland Road at 6:30 a.m. when a driver turned left in front of him at Kirkland Boulevard. Unable to stop, his motorcycle hit the left front of the car. He was transported to the hospital, where he suffered a broken leg and broken collar bone, and part of his leg had to be amputated. As he was being prepared for surgery the next month, he suffered a fatal heart attack. Deputy Parker was a United States Marine Corps Vietnam War veteran and served with the Orange County Sheriff's Office for four years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and three children.
Service Record
U.S. Marine Corps
Also Served
Orange County Sheriff's Office
Deputy Sheriff
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