Jessica Parker Memorial Fund

It is with very heavy heart that we announce the loss of a dear member of our Paragon family. Jessica Parker passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, May 19th. Jessica has been a part of Paragon as a team mom and employee for 15 years. Her smile would light up the room. She had the best ability to laugh at herself and to make others laugh. She was kind and accepting and will be missed by all. There will be a special place in the heart of the Paragon family for her always.  Here is a statement from her mother, Judy Drake: "It is with the heaviest heart that I must tell those that do don’t know that my first born, my sunshine, my beautiful, my sweet , kind, caring and funniest woman I know has left me. She is with her Daddy now. I wish I had the strength to personally  reach to all of her friends and she had many because truly everyone she met became a friend. She was like no other person I know. She was my light in some of my darkest days. She made me a mom for the first time. She made me laugh when I needed to. She made me a better person. She was an extension of myself. I don’t know how to have a life without her in it. For now I will just continue to breath in and breathe out because that’s all I can do. Her children Annabelle Parker,  Emily, and Bobby were her life, her lights, her everything and I will hold them close in the hardest days to come and be strong for them. Her brothers and sister are hurting as well. Her step dad Todd Drake who loved her like a daughter and I believe that she was the daughter he never had. They were like two peas in a pod. He fathered her and hugged her when she needed it. He told her like it was and she respected him for it. She brought out the funniest in him. He loved her so much and she loved him back. My sister Debbie Earl s hurting as well . Debbie has 3 boys and Jessica Parker was the little girl she never had.  She used to come steal her from me when she was a baby so she could play with her and dress her up. Jessica Parker has touched the lives of so many that she will never be forgotten. I want to hug each and every one of you that loved and knew my daughter and tell you thank you for loving her because she deserved it." Jessica was a wonderful mom who lived for her kids and was so proud of each of them. Annebelle recently has moved out on her own and has been financially impacted by COVID-19, Bobby joined the Army and will be graduating soon from boot camp, and Emily is in high school where she is a member of the band and plays softball.  Any contribution will help Jessica's children and family with expenses incurred during this difficult time.  Please keep her family in your thoughts and prayers.