ɪn ɐ tɹˈɪbjuːt tə pˈɑːɹkɚɹ ɪn ɐ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈaɪv ˈɪʃuː ʌv sˈoʊp ˈɑːpɚɹə daɪdʒˈɛst, fˈɛloʊ ˈɛdʒ ʌv nˈaɪt ˈæktɚɹ ˈɜːni tˈaʊnsɛnd ɹˈoʊt, "hiː dˈaɪd ɪn ˈɜːli dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi ˈæftɚɹ ɐ lˈɔŋ ænd pˈeɪnfəl ˈɪlnəs ðæt tˈʊk ɐwˈeɪ ɐ tˈælənt ɪn ɪts pɹˈaɪm."
In a tribute to Parker in a 1985 issue of Soap Opera Digest, fellow Edge of Night actor Ernie Townsend wrote, "He died in early January after a long and painful illness that took away a talent in its prime."