The following information gives a brief history of Robert Bixby Parker beginning with the information provided to a representative of the United Nations Organization for Security, Peace and Justice the day Parker was interviewed.
Statistics of Robert Bixby Parker dated 12 June 1999
Name: Robert Bixby Parker
Sex: Male
Age: 32
Date of Birth: 13 March 1967
Nationality: American
Ethnicity: Mid-Eastern Indian/Caucasian
Marital Status: Single
Height: 5” 7'
Weight: 140 lbs.
Build: Slim
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Brown
Blood type: O+
Nickname: Spenser
Education: Master's Degree in History, emphasis on Medieval and Early Renaissance Europe, with a Minor in Business Administration, University of Miami (Florida), 1987
Occupation: Civilian Criminal Investigator (Miami-Dade County Police Department Jan 7, 1997 to present)
Military: Chief Petty Officer, Electrician's Mate, United States Navy (Jan 1986 - March 1986)
Lieutenant, Junior Grade, United States Navy (March 1986 - Jan 1987)
Lieutenant, United States Navy (Jan 1987 - Jan 1989)
Lieutenant Commander, United States Navy SEAL (Retired) (Jan 15, 1989 - June 6, 1995)
Commander, United Nations Organization Peacekeeping Forces, Naval Division (Retired) (June 6, 1995 - December 18, 1996)
Awards, Commendations, etc: Purple Heart (1988, 1991, and 1995)
Navy Cross (1992)
Congressional Medal of Honor (1996)
Several commendations awarded in service to the Miami-Dade Police Department
Hobbies: Medieval History, Supernatural investigations, Ancient Egyptian and Ancient Greco-Roman Mythology
Other: Has written several books in the genres of Mystery and Supernatural/Occult. He published his first book while still a lieutenant in the US Navy, while stationed in the Philippines in 1988. He is published under the pseudonym “C P Perry” because of similarity of name to well-known mystery writer.
Robert Bixby Parker was born 13 March 1967 in Miami, Dade Co, Florida. He is the second son and eldest surviving child of Randall James Parker (b August 7, 1935 in Miami, Dade Co, Fl) and Janet Bixby Hampton (b Sept 21, 1942), daughter of Martin Bixby Hampton (b 3 Jul 1921 d 30 May 1980) and Vanessa Clayton De Vere (b 1921 d 9 May 1954). Martin Bixby Hampton, grandfather of Robert Bixby Parker, is the son of William Brooks Hampton (b 5 Aug 1893 d May 1959) and Jasmine Georgena Bixby (b 20 Mar 1895 d 23 Jul 1986), youngest of three daughters of Sir Roger Bixby, Earl of Maidstone and Flamstead (b 12 April, 1845 in London, Sussex Co, England d 18 Mar 1920) and Lady Jasmine, of Hyderabad, India (b 23 Feb 1854 d 9 Sep 1931). See the separate biography of Sir Roger Bixby for further details of Jasmine Georgena Bixby and her siblings.
Robert B. Parker grew up hearing tales of how his great-great-grandfather Roger had saved the life of Queen Victoria and, because of his actions, his knighting. He also heard of many, if not all, of the tales of Sir Roger and Lady Jasmine's adventures together from his great-grandmother, Jasmine Georgena Bixby. Some of which Jasmine Georgena, herself took part in with her parents. He even heard tales of how his great-grandmother first met her husband on one of these adventures, against her parents' wishes, married him, and immigrated to the United States with him. As a memento of those tales, Robert has the claw of the “White Tiger” adventure that Sir Roger made into a necklace and gave to Lady Jasmine. Apparently, Lady Jasmine was quite fond of her youngest daughter and gave the necklace, her first and most treasured gift from Sir Roger, to her as a wedding gift. Though always fascinated by the tales told to him by his great-grandmother, Robert never truly believed that such things could exist out there. Yet, despite his skepticism, Robert became an amateur expert in the supernatural and unexplained. At least on paper, that is.
Two days after graduating high school in May of 1985, Robert enlisted with the United States Navy, much to the chagrin of his mother but wholeheartedly supported by his father, who himself was a Navy and Coast Guard veteran. Robert's father, Randall James Parker, served in Korea during his years in the Navy. Randall Parker served in Vietnam and Libya during his Coast Guard years.
Robert completed his basic and “A” school training as an electrician's mate in Orlando, Florida. Upon his graduating “A” school, Robert achieved the rank of Petty Officer Third Class, second out of forty in his class. He immediately began training in Nuclear Power school, in Orlando, in hope of getting a billet on one of the nuclear submarines. An unprecedented short time later, Robert, within his second month of Power School, was promoted to Chief Petty Officer in January 1986.
Robert's rapid rise in ranks was quickly noticed by his superiors, nor had they missed his talent for tactics and strategy. In March of that year, he was given the opportunity to receive a commission as Lieutenant, Junior Grade, and the opportunity to take accelerated correspondence courses at the University of Miami, provided he went into SEAL training. It didn't take long for Robert to choose the promotion. March 13, 1987, Robert's twentieth birthday, became a milestone in the military history of the Parker family. Not only was he a fifth consecutive generation US Navy sailor, Robert became the first to become a Naval officer. By January of 1987, he earned his Masters in Medieval and Early Renaissance History, graduating with honors, and became a full Lieutenant.
