Obituary of Melinda "Mendy" Louise Parish

Melinda ”Mendy” Louise Parish, 54, of Tulsa, passed away Monday, September 1, 2014. Mendy loved to travel, ride her bike along the Arkansas River, and she adored the view from her win¬dow, but more than anything else, Mendy loved her family and took the greatest pleasure in life when she was with them. She lived for the holidays and would turn any moment into a special occasion if it meant that she could be with the people she loved. Mendy was a devoted wife and mother as well as a passionate real-estate bro¬ker. Her employer, and close friend Tom O’Brien, described what many are feeling when he noted that he will miss her “un¬believable zest and enthusiasm for life.” Mendy is survived by: her husband, Richard; her daugh¬ters, Sara and Virginia Overby; her parents, David and Brenda Willhoite; her brothers, Joe and Mike Willhoite and their families; and countless others whose lives she touched with her smile, laughter, and kindness. It was Mendy’s wish to be cremated and have her life celebrated. Celebration of life will be held from 3:00 – 6:00 p.m. on Friday, September 5, 2014 at McNellies Restaurant, 409 E. 1st Street, Tulsa, OK. Please join us in honoring the memory of this beautiful woman by telling the spe¬cial people in your life that you love them, being kind and generous to others, paying it forward, or making a donation in her memory to the Up With Trees Foundation (www.upwithtrees.org). Ninde Brookside