Jerry Parr
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| Jerry Parr | |
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![]() Jerry Parr just before President Reagan was shot.
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| Born | September 16, 1930 Montgomery, Alabama, U.S. |
| Died | October 9, 2015 (aged 85) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Ethnicity | White |
| Citizenship | American |
| Education | Vanderbilt University Loyola University |
| Occupation | Retired Secret Service Agent |
| Employer | United States Secret Service |
| Known for | Saving President Reagan during his assassination attempt. |
Jerry S. Parr (September 16, 1930 - October 9, 2015) was a Secret Service Agent. He was one of the agents protecting President Reagan on the day of his assassination attempt on March 30, 1981.[1][2]
Parr's interest in joining the Secret Service originated as a boy after watching Code of the Secret Service (1939) starring Ronald Reagan as agent "Brass" Bancroft.[3]
Parr died of congestive heart failure in Washington, D.C. on October 9, 2015, aged 85.[3]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "At The Edge Of Death". Newsweek. October 4, 1999. http://www.newsweek.com/id/89689. Retrieved 2008-08-13.
- ↑ Sue Anne Pressley (March 30, 2006). "When History, Destiny Converged". The Washington Post. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/29/AR2006032902595_pf.html. Retrieved 2008-08-13.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Jerry Parr, Secret Service Agent That Saved Wounded Reagan, Dies at 85
