TUCSON, Ariz.–Ron Parker, who was active in credit union accounting work and issues at the local and national levels, has died. Mr. Parker was 79.
Parker served as chairman and as a member of the AICPA Credit Union Committee for more than a decade, helping craft accounting rules that would affect credit unions. He was Partner-in-Charge of the firm Cotton, Parker and Johnson, CPAs, which he helped form in the 1980s. The firm was the third largest auditor of credit unions in the U.S., and in 2000 merged with Clifton Gunderson (later known as Clifton Larson Allen), where he served as a partner in the Credit Union Division until his retirement several years ago.
Friends said Parker was well known throughout the credit union movement for his cowboy humor and valuable information that he shared in speeches at credit union conferences all over the country. After retirement, he was appointed to the Supervisory Committee of Pima Federal Credit Union in Tucson, Ariz., where he served for many years.
“Ron dedicated a large part of his adult life to serving and building credit unions,” friends said.” Ron was very proud of his involvement with credit unions.”
In addition, being a lifelong cowboy, Parker was exceptionally proud of serving for 49 years on the board of the Tucson Fiesta de los Vaqueros Rodeo in his adopted home of Tucson.
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