Westmisnter, Maryland
Lieutenant Colonel Ralph K. Park
1933 — 2024
Lieutenant Colonel Ralph K. Park, United States Marine Corps (Retired) of Westminster, Maryland (formerly Pensacola, Florida) died on Monday, March 18, 2024 at Dove House in Westminster. Lieutenant Colonel Park was born in Colorado and grew up in several states of the Southwest. He was a graduate of Durango High School in Colorado and of the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. He entered active duty in the Marine Corps in 1956 and was designated a Naval Aviator in 1958. While serving as an instructor at Naval Air Base Pensacola, he married Elizabeth Ades. Their family now includes: daughter, Patricia A. Linville; granddaughter, Julie Anne Mora, her husband Michael Mora, and her son...