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With Deepest Sympathy

June 23, 2017

Interstate Family,

It is with extremely heavy hearts that we inform you of a tragic loss of one of our own. Yesterday evening around 5:45 p.m., Isaac Parks’ life was taken from him.

We are all in total shock and our hearts our broken. Please lift up in prayer Isaac’s wife Ashton who is also recovering.  Isaac and Ashton have a 7-year-old son named Trace. For those of you who had the privilege to get to know Isaac a little bit, you would know that his little boy is his world.

Isaac and his wife Ashton with son Trace (Photo from October 2013)
Isaac and his wife Ashton with son Trace (Photo from October 2013)
A day in the life on the job with Isaac :) (Photo from July 2014)
A day in the life on the job with Isaac 🙂 (Photo from July 2014)
Trace visited his dad on the job last October
Trace visited his dad on the job last October

Trace wearing his dad's boots (Photo from April 2017)
Trace wearing his dad's boots (Photo from April 2017)
September 2016
September 2016
October 2016
October 2016

As of this morning, we can confirm that Ashton is recovering well and is expected to go home this afternoon. This tragedy is beyond unexpected. We know there are hardly words to say.

Our hearts go out to each and every one of Isaac’s close friends and coworkers in the field. Isaac was an incredible plumber and had an extremely bright future ahead of him. Please know that we are here to support all of you as you mourn and try to make sense of this tragedy.

You can find the link to the local news story regarding the incident here.

There has been a Go Fund Me page created for Isaac’s wife Ashton. If you feel led to give, you can do so by visiting the page.

We love each and every one of you more than you know. Please pray for Ashton and Trace and the Parks/Hornsby families. We will keep you informed if we find of ways in addition to prayer that you can help this family.

Psalm 34:18 | The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.

Psalm 147:3 | He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.

In Christ with sincere hearts,

IMC Management

Comments

  1. LeighAnne Fritts says

    June 23, 2017 at 12:10 pm

    When I got the news yesterday, I was at a total loss for words. We love each of you so much. My hearts are with you guys who got to work with Isaac day in and day out. Please call or text me if you know of ways we can help. We will keep you all updated on arrangements. I’m sure it will be a little bit. My heart is broken. Love you guys so much

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  2. Randy Rhode says

    June 23, 2017 at 5:17 pm

    Utter shock doesn’t seem to convey enough. I’ve worked with Isaac for many years and on various projects. He always had a positive attitude and approached his work as a craftsman. Always driven to succeed and better himself in the trade.
    What a senseless tragedy that took him away from his wife, child and Interstate family.
    We will miss him!

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  3. Amanda Woods says

    June 23, 2017 at 7:26 pm

    Praying for the Parks and IMC families. Thankful my husband is a part of that team and family. Seeing you all really around those in need is so special. Thanks for being so much more than a j-o-b.

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I have had the pleasure to work with Interstate Mechanical Contractors for close to 30 years and can assure you they are the Best of the Best. I believe there are 3 priorities for a successful contractor: Safety, Quality of work and Production. Their commitment to safety and their employees is unquestioned. They do great quality of work and stand behind their work and finally they get the job done. It is an extreme pleasure to work with a company as Professional as IMC.

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We have had the pleasure and privilege of handling the performance bonding requirements of Interstate for over 25 years and through two generations of ownership. During that time Interstate has performed admirably and completed work treating all parties with fairness and respect and rendering the owner a quality product. As a grantor of credit in the form of bonding we can ask for no more.

- Tom McCarley | Senior Vice President, J. Smith Lanier & Co.

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We have worked with Interstate Mechanical on many projects over the years. The Interstate staff is experienced and professional from start to finish. We look forward to having Interstate as part of our project team.

- Gary Bennett | President, Blaine Construction

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