Bainbridge resident Jay M. Parker, age 76 died Aug. 24 at Virginia Mason Hospital in Seattle.

He was born July 3, 1926 in Roseville, Calif.

During World War II, he served in the Asia-Pacific Theater with the U.S. Navy.

He went on to a 32-year career with Aerojet General Corporation, during which he worked on the Apollo Space Program.

He retired from Aerojet in 1988 as Senior Aerospace Engineer.

He was an award-winning photographer and a volunteer videographer for the Bainbridge Island City Council and public access television. He was a volunteer at the Bainbridge Island Senior Community Center, and was an honorary member of the Sons of Norway in Poulsbo.

On May 10, 1947 he married Nila C. Parker in Tujunga, Calif.,. They were married 50 years before her death.

He is survived by a daughter, Vicki Ann Parker of Huizen, The Netherlands; sons Randy Jay Parker of Suquamish and Jayme Scot Parker of Loveland, Calif.; sister Valla Riggins of Hampton, Va.; two grandchildren; five step-grandchildren and three step-great-grandchildren.

At his request, a private family service was held Aug. 31.

Remembrances can be made to the Alzheimer’s Association or a medical research field of the donor’s choice.