The Parkinson Family
Parkinson Porch
Clinton Community College Administration Building - 133 Court Street
Dedicated July 25, 2026
This porch is dedicated to all who enter Clinton Community College seeking knowledge, opportunity, and a brighter future. May it serve as a place of welcome, reflection, and inspiration for generations of students, families, faculty, staff, and community members.
This dedication honors the family established by John A. Parkinson and Margaret White Parkinson on June 29, 1951. Through their love, guidance, hard work, and unwavering belief in the value of education, they created a strong foundation for their family and instilled lifelong lessons that continue to inspire future generations.
Our parents were our first and most influential teachers. They taught us the importance of character, perseverance, compassion, and learning. The values they shared helped shape who we are and encouraged us to pursue our goals, support one another, and contribute to our communities.
May all who pass through Clinton Community College find the same encouragement, opportunity, and sense of purpose that education can provide.
In honor of:
- Carol Parkinson Arnold
- Karen Parkinson Kuhns
- Susan Parkinson Corneau
- Nancy Parkinson Welch
- Donna L. Parkinson
- Lyle W. Parkinson II (2008)
- Barbara M. Parkinson (2011)
- John P. Parkinson
- Kenneth R. Parkinson
- Jennifer Parkinson Galietta
With gratitude,
The Parkinson Family
John A. Parkinson
Classroom 203 - Institute for Advanced Manufacturing
Dedicated July 25, 2026
This classroom is dedicated to John A. Parkinson - son, husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, brother, uncle.
He was born September 26, 1927 in Rock Tavern, NY and grew up in West Chazy, N.Y.
He met his wife, Margaret White, on his birthday in 1950. They were engaged by Christmas that year and married on her birthday, June 29, 1951. Their first child was born July 1952.
He touched and influenced many lives. He set principles of courage, integrity, kindness and life-long learning. His ten children benefited from his commitment to taking care of his family, teaching them how to find answers and to being able to take care of themselves and the people they care about. He was hard working, served his country in the Army, was shot during time in the Philippines and spent most of his working life as a civilian heavy equipment operator/instructor at Plattsburgh Air Force Base. He was proud to be one of the people that kept the two-mile runway at PAFB clear of snow, especially since it was an alternate site for shuttle landings! He could weld, fix almost anything, had a green thumb for flowers and vegetables and could be found (in his rare spare time) reading the encyclopedia.
May all who sit in this classroom draw strength for pursuing their education from his example. His was truly a life well-lived!
Margaret White Parkinson
Classroom 303 - Newborn Nursery - Nursing & EMS Suite at CVPH
Dedicated July 25, 2026
Born to William Z. White and Mary Lashway she was a daughter, sister, mother of ten, an aunt, cousin and grandmother, great grandmother and friend. She graduated from Willsboro Central School and went to work at the telephone company in Plattsburgh, N.Y. A co-worker-Marilyn Parkinson, invited her to her brother’s birthday dinner on September 26, 1950 and the rest is history!! They were engaged by Christmas, married on her birthday June 29, 1951 and the first of ten children was born in July, 1952. She devoted her life to raising her children in a nurturing home based on love, kindness safety and gratefulness for all that we had. Her faith was her life-long guiding principle.
She taught her children to be curious/adventurous and to be conscious of those around them.
This room is dedicated to all the nurses who pass through it and hopefully experience the love and compassion that Margaret Parkinson would wish for them.
