In Memory of Jan Parker
Jan Parker
Spouse: Sawako Parker
Children: Karen, Daniel, Michael
Birthdate: June 5, 1941
Blessing: August 26, 2004
Ascension: March, 30, 2023
Seonghwa Ceremony: April 16, 2023
Jan Eric Parker was born in 1941 in Southport Lancashire, England to an English father and a Danish mother. Jan had an idealistic childhood spent between England and Denmark, surrounded by big families with strong traditions. Jan had his first art show of humorous pen and watercolor drawings at the age of 15 in the park of Hampstead Heath, London. Jan went on to art school to develop his natural ability, and for the next 12 years he was a professional illustrator. He worked with a variety of well-known publications on cartoons, book illustrations, and movie sets in England and Denmark.
In 1969 Jan was introduced to the Unification Church through a healing center his father had opened and operated in London. Jan passionately and enthusiastically joined the church, and for the next 10 years worked with the Unification movement throughout the United Kingdom. For a period of time, Jan was the national leader of the Unification Church in the United Kingdom, until he was asked by Father Moon to recruit a band of artists and go to America for a special project.
In 1980 Jan and a couple close artist friends arrived in New York at the New Yorker Hotel to create a large-scale biblical art mural installation at the request of Father Moon. Father Moon fondly referred to Jan as the English Artist.
In search of inspiration and moved by the novel and movie, Hawaii, Jan and his family—with the blessing and support of Father Moon—moved to the beautiful islands of Hawaii in 1985 so he could focus on and develop his art career.
For the last 38 years in the majestic, powerful, peaceful serenity of the Hawaiian islands, Jan has been successfully painting and creating works of art inspired by and in honor of True Parents and our Heavenly Parent, developing a “new visual language of true love.” Jan’s art work is displayed on almost all the walls at King & Queen Garden in Kona, Hawaii. His paintings also can be found in many parts of the world, especially in Japan.
Sun Jin Moon expressed her thoughts of Jan in a recent poem:
Immortalizing Him in each stroke
True Beauty, you captured from your soul
Releasing the vision of our Creator to us all
Was your inspired luminous goal
Jan passed peacefully in Hawaii with the feeling that he had led a life full of love, joy, wonder, and knowing he did his best while here on earth to contribute to a new beginning for humanity by following and supporting Father and Mother Moon.
Seonghwa Ceremony
Date: Sunday, April 16, 2023 at 9:00 AM Hawaii Time (12:00 PM PT, 3:00 PM ET)
Location: Kona Family Church (75-1048 Henry Street, Kailua Kona, HI 96740)
The ceremony will be streamed live on zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82517396509?pwd=Wm5nNGpvaUl5WlJ6dzdWNVBDSjc3QT09
Meeting ID: 825 1739 6509
Passcode: 211785
Donations:
Send by Paypal: chuckfrumin@gmail.com
Or mail check to Sawako Parker (address below)
If you wish to send Flowers: contact Rev. Chuck Frumin at chuckfrumin@gmail.com
Cards and condolences can be sent to the family at:
Sawako Parker
P.O. Box 5412
Kailua Kona, HI 96745
