Pree Parker

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Pree Parker

Birth
New York, New York County, New York, USA
Death
5 Mar 1954 (aged 2)
New York, New York County, New York, USA
Burial
Hastings-on-Hudson, Westchester County, New York, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 76 Lot 2 Grave 103
Memorial ID
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Beloved daughter of jazz musician Charlie "Bird" Parker and Chan Richardson (born Beverly Delores Berg). Pree was born with a heart defect and cystic fibrosis, and died at the age of two and a half. Her death affected her father greatly, and he attempted suicide twice in the months following.
Beloved daughter of jazz musician Charlie "Bird" Parker and Chan Richardson (born Beverly Delores Berg). Pree was born with a heart defect and cystic fibrosis, and died at the age of two and a half. Her death affected her father greatly, and he attempted suicide twice in the months following.