Wally Parks   1913 - Sept 28, 2007   RIP

To Richard, David Parks and Family
It was such an honor to have gotten to meet and on occasion speak with your father Wally Parks, I can not remember the very first time I got to meet him at Ontario Motor Speedway or L.A. County Fairgrounds in Pomona Ca. I had to be around 11 or 12 years old that first time and he took the time to talk with me flash forward a lot of years later and your dad and I would see each other at the drag races and on the occasion's i used to go up to NHRA headquarters he as always would stop and say hello if he saw me there. a few years ago I figured with your dad getting up there n age he would not remember me but every year at least once some times twice a year I would ask him to pose for picture with me and every time I would say something like I know you do not remember me but he would say no I know who you are,he would say my name an as I see your by line by the photographs you have taken at NHRA drag races over the years and you do a great job keep up the great work. Again it was honor getting to hear such kind words coming from your dad and I will remember him in my heart forever! James Drew drag racing photographer
This memory is another one that is kinda of funny a couple of years ago your dad was at NHRA CHRR and was being honored or was their to witness some people being inducted into the NHRA Museum and while myself and other photographers were busy taking photos of your Dad he took out of his pocket a little camera and started taking our photos of us taking his photos, which put a big smile on all are faces as most of the time us photographers like hiding behind our cameras and do not get in too many photographs!

Wally n the Greek

Wally and Dave Mac

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