hottamaly 1 #1 July 21, 2013 I just found out Derick died sometime in May. Sad times. He was a Perris and Elsinore jumper. He put in the cement work at the Perris pool along with the BB-Q'S. Skydiving gave me a reason to live I'm not afraid of what I'll miss when I die...I'm afraid of what I'll miss as I live Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rmarshall234 13 #2 July 22, 2013 Derick Parker...wasn't he the big guy - LA Fire Fighter? Hell-of-a good guy too as I remember. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grimmie 173 #3 July 23, 2013 Yes, he was a retired LAFD fireman. He was an all around good guy. He stopped in at the DZ a few months ago to say hi. We laughed a lot about old times and he wanted to get current. He had been battling some health issues. He was on the very first Blue Hole jump in Belize with us in 2005. Fly free my friend... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rmarshall234 13 #4 July 23, 2013 Yes....fly free brother. Nothing but good memories of him...always cheerful and trying to help everyone out. I believe he was on the Nevada State record several years ago with my wife. Got a picture of it in the hangar..I'll have to check it out tomorrow when I'm there. He's an easy one to spot in freefall :-) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheBachelor 4 #5 July 31, 2013 So sad to hear this. I did a lot of jumps with him when he was a load organizer at Elsinore. He was always great fun to jump with. I still use a phrase that I heard from him (regarding fast fallers): "He falls like a greased safe full of nickels." Blue skies my friend.There are battered women? I've been eating 'em plain all of these years... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
