FARMINGTON – Allan D. Parsons, 46, formerly of Monmouth, died unexpectedly early Thursday morning, July 5, 2007, in Turner, due to injuries sustained while he was attending to a patient in the back of an ambulance en route to the hospital. He was born July 1, 1961, in Portsmouth, N.H., a son of John W. and Sally A. (Kneeland) Parsons. He attended Farmington schools, graduating from Mount Blue High School. He went on to attend Tri-County Emergency Medical Services Program for paramedic education, after being self-employed and at Bath Iron Works. Allan worked with the Monmouth Rescue, United Ambulance and Med-Care Ambulance services. He also volunteered with Wales Fire Department. He was a member of the Monmouth Fish and Game and Maine Militia. He also served as Scout Master for the Boy Scouts in Monmouth and coached soccer and wrestling. Allan enjoyed fishing, hunting, working as an EMT and paramedic, four-wheeling, motorcycling and scuba diving. Allan had recently brought his daughter, Amy, back to Maine from North Carolina and he was so happy to have the time to reconnect with her. His son, Josh, is in the process of joining the Army and Allan was delighted to see him take positive steps for his future. Allan has enjoyed spending time riding his ATV with his youngest son, Adam. He was very, very proud of his children. He was a true family man, not only embracing his own children, but his parents, siblings, nieces, nephews and friends. He always had a smile on his face no matter how difficult a situation he faced, and he always had time to help someone else. He touched many, many people and will be so terribly missed by everyone. The hole that Allan leaves is enormous, but anyone who ever had an opportunity to know him is a better person for it. He is survived by his parents, John and Sally Parsons of Farmington; two sons, Joshua Parsons of Farmington and Adam Parsons of Monmouth; a daughter, Amy Parsons of Monmouth; a brother, Ralph Parsons and his wife, Tammy, of Farmington; two sisters, Patsy Milliken and her husband, Brian, of Falmouth and Martha McCarthy and her husband, Tim, of Hartland; several nieces, nephews and cousins. Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Thursday, July 12, at the Starbird Building at the Farmington Fair Grounds with full honors provided by the Maine EMS Honor Guard/Color Guard. Family and friends are invited to call 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, July 11, at Wiles Remembrance Center, Route 2, 137 Farmington Falls Road, Farmington. Gifts may be given in Allan’s memory to the Monmouth Rescue Association, attention Chief Stephen Harrison, P.O. Box 426, Monmouth, ME 04259, Maine EMS Memorial, care of KVEMS, 71 Halifax St., Winslow, ME 04901 or National EMS Memorial Service, P.O. Box 279, Oilville, VA 23129-0279. Words of condolence may be expressed by e-mailing wilesfuneralhomes@verizon.net
ALLAN D. PARSONS
