Paul B. Parham ’54

Paul Parham died April 4, 2012, at St. Francis Hospital in Bartlett, Tenn., after a long illness.

Born in St. Louis, he graduated from Richmond Heights High School. At Princeton, he majored in history and served as president of Prospect Club. After graduation, he enlisted in the Army and rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel. He served as a chief public affairs officer.

After returning from Vietnam, Paul earned a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Missouri. He retired after 21 years of military service and spent the next 19 years at ALSAC-St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, which specialized in the treatment of children with cancer. He mentored student journalists at the University of Memphis. He found time to play the French horn in two orchestras and become business manager of St. John Orthodox Church.

The class extends its condolences to his sister, DeAnne Thorn, and a niece, Christine Ferguson. We are extremely grateful for his long career in public service to our country. His wife of 36 years, Corinne, died in 1992.