Jerry Parr
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]
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Born | Montgomery, Alabama, U.S. | September 16, 1930
Died | October 9, 2015 | (aged 85)
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. |
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]
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References
- ↑ "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. https://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