Dear Mr. Parrish, We all need you very much and are rooting for you!! Get well sooon! Love and prayers. :)

Mr. P, we are so lucky to have had you as a teacher and influence our lives. We are here to support you and to ensure that young people will always have you as an amazing influence on their lives too.

Wishing you a speeding recovery

God bless you and your family.

You are such a very special man! I know you are so used to be the one giving, but it is so touching that so many are there for you too! You are truly loved! Love, Lauren (Bill's Pizza)

Praying for a quick recovery for you Mr. Parrish!! You are definitely a one-in-a-million teacher and the kind of teacher a student never forgets!

Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family!! May all of you feel God's presence during this difficult time and may His healing hands touch and heal you.

Praying for you and your family and a speedy recovery Mr. Parrish!

May God bless you and your family. Prayers are with you.

Hope you feel better real soon!!!!

Mr. Parrish seems like an amazing man and teacher! I hope this helps a little in to getting him back to what he loves.

Love you Mr. P! Keep on the sunny side!

Best wishes for a full and lasting recovery!

Wish I could give you more Mr. Parrish because God knows you've given so much to your students over the years!! After finishing my undergrad and working on my Post-Bac, you are still the best professor I've ever had! Get well soon.

My daughter hated history before Mr. Parrish. She liked it afterwards. Talented and caring man.

Such an engaging, humorous teacher! :) Praying for you and your family, Mr. Parrish.

All my thoughts and prayers are going to you and your family, Mr. P. Hang in there! Love and hugs, Sarah Kate

You are such an amazing person Mr. Parrish. Being around you was always a joy and we pray that you have a speedy recovery! We send all of our love to you and your family<3

Mr. Parrish, Whether or not you remember me (Joey) or my class (2002!), APUSH and We the People were two of my favorite classes in high school and you have influenced me in many more positive ways. I continue to pray for you and your family everyday!

I graduated from Northwest in 2006. Mr. P was My AP US History teacher and I was in We the People 2005-2006. He is truly wonderful person and teacher, while US history could be a very boring subject to teach, Mr P made it fun. I hope these donations help! Get well soon Mr P Thank you from E2J

my children attended NW high school even though you were never their teacher I also heard great things about you. Blessings to you and your family. Hope this helps.

Thinking and praying for a wonderful teacher and person.

Our thoughts and prayers are with you. Psalm 46:1 God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.

Mr. Parrish, we are thinking of you every day and lifting our prayers to you. You have inspired an astounding amount of people and done a wonderful job of spreading the Word through your teaching, blogs, and simply by your amiability. Thank you so much for all you've done for your students. We love you, Mr. Parrish!

I haven't had Mr. Parrish as a teacher, but I met him during the homecoming court stuff. He's a great person and I really hope that he is all right.

Monica has always "lit up" when she speaks about you. And now when she sees you at the checkout at Lowe's on Holiday breaks, she says "it makes her day". We are praying for you, your family & those caring for you, to offer all the comfort & compassion you so deserve.

Ray, we're holding you in our hearts and uplifting you with our prayers.

Rick and I are praying for a full recovery. Your family means so much to us! I love your children.

Wishing you a speedy recovery Mr. Parrish!!!!

We can't wait to see you fully recovered and with all this behind you, Mr. P! We love you and your family more than words (more appropriately white board drawings!) can say! Though living miles away, we're fully present with you in this journey. Our hearts and minds are with you every moment. Don't hesitate to tell us how we can support you!

Praying for a complete and speedy recovery!

Mr. Parrish, You're in our thoughts and prayers!

In honor of you for every stundent whose life you touched. Thoughts and prayers.

Our thoughts and prayers are with you.

Hope the best for Mr. Parrish. He is in everyone's thoughts.

We are praying for your speedy recovery Ray!

Dear Ray - We send all our love and prayers for a complete recovery! You have been such a blessing to Samantha - your teaching and ecnouragement combined with her experience with We the People/Unit 2 has literally raised her vision - to where she now has her sights formally set on Washington DC. (It makes one feel we should somehow warn the capital:-)). Thank you and may God Bless you Abundantly with complete physical restoration in Christ's name. Doug, Sue &Samantha Reinis

Thank you for all you do for your family, friends, students. We met during the evening Constitutional Class at the Military Academy. We learned so much but learned a lot more watching you as a giving, loving man. Thank you!

Get well soon Mr. Parrish

Words can not express how much you mean to our family. You have been such an inspiration to our children and to the community. We The People is such a positive experience for all the students who have been through the class; making it cool to be smart. You and your family have blessed Northwest! You are in our daily thoughts and prayers, The Shull Family

Glad your surgery is over and you are at home recuperating. You and your family are in our prayers.

We hope for your speedy recovery

The Brown Family wishes Mr. Parrish a full and speedy recovery. We know that he has the support of a multitude of friends, students and the entire community. Terry, Terry, Julie and Erin Brown

Praying for you Mr. Parrish. I know you will make a full recovery and be back inspiring your students in no time.

Praying for you and your family every night. You have touched so many people and we are all so blessed to have you as part of the Northwest community!

Psalm 5:11 11 But let all who take refuge in you be glad; let them ever sing for joy. Spread your protection over them, that those who love your name may rejoice in you.

Blessings and prayers for you and your family.

I have been told by those who seem to be in a position to know that Mr. Parrish is truly one of the few/proud.

Keeping you in my thoughts and prayers!

Nothing but love and prayers for you, Mr. P.

Ray, We hold you close to our hearts as you and your family journey through this very challenging chapter of your life. You are dearly loved.

"Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines." -Robert Schuller Get well soon Mr.P! Love, Seth Peters, Class of 2008 NWHS

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I know you'll pull through this! Wishing you well!

Ray...praying for you!! May God give you the strength, comfort, and peace that you need right now and the days to come. I, along with alot of others, love you!!!

You continue to inspire me. love us lots, Lady Di

Love you Mr. P

The Banks Family is praying for you.

Thinking of you Mr P

You are an inspiration to us all.

Mr. Parrish was Fabio's (our son) favorite teacher and mentor in high school. We all ended up falling in love with him and his passion for history and how much he cares for each one of his students. We are all praying for him and his family and know that he will be back soon changing the lives of the NWHS students.

Mr. Parrish (Ray), sending you prayers and keeping you in our thoughts. May God lift you up and watch over you in the journey that lies ahead. Myself knowing the young you from High School and Ashton knowing you as her favorite APUSH teacher, there is no doubt that you are a great person and have an amazing strength and soul. We are here for you and your family to help support you through this and rise to be better than ever. God Bless. "Don't be afraid for I am with you. Don't be discouraged for I AM YOUR GOD. I will strengthen you and help you. I will hold you up with my victorious right hand." - Isaiah 41:10

God speed your recovery and return to health. All our love and prayers. Mallory

Feel better soon.....the students need you!!

We hold you and your family in prayer every night. You inspire us to be better people!

Amazingly talented. I was honored to have been in your class. Thanks for everything.

Thank you so much for being such a wonderful caring person Mr. Parrish. Prayers and thoughts to you and your family....

Prayers to you and your family, Mr. Parrish!

Praying for you and your family each day, Mr. Parrish.

Good Luck Mister Parrish! Prayers for you, your family and friends!

No amount can compare to what you have given us Mr P. Thoughts and prayers for you and your family.

You remain in my thoughts and prayers!

Praying for you!

I didn't have Mr. Parrish but I have fond memories of my high school days at Northwest. We were blessed to have fantastic teachers. I am happy to donate what I can. Wishing you a speedy recovery Mr. Parrish. It is obvious by the comments here and on facebook you are a beloved treasure of NW and the community

I am praying for your recovery Mr. Parrish! Be Strong!

I'm thinking about you, Mr Parrish! Thank you for everything you have done for me and countless other students!

From PC Rider...

Get Well Soon, Mr.P! We love you!

Every little bit helps...we are all behind you Mr. Parrish!

Hey Mr. Parrish! This is Shiori, I hope that everything is going well for you and that you are doing great. Everyone misses you and your moments we do in class like the jaws or microcosmic one. I hope you have a full and safe recovery and return back to Northwest High School because everyone misses you very much! Stay Strong!

Kim and I are rooting for you from Pennsylvania! We miss you a lot and we look forward to riding around the parking lot catching smokers with you again sometime!

We're with you, Mr. P! :)

Get better soon Mr. Parrish!

Ray, we stand beside you in this fight. We hold you in our hearts and uplift you in our prayers. Your faith in God and His plan are inspirational and a lesson to us all. We're holding down the fort at NWHS, feeling incomplete without you in the trailer park. But we know you're with us, as we are with you.

You, sir, are the very best. Love, The great-great-great-great-great-great granddaughter of Captain James Kincaid, the true inventor of the cotton gin

We're behind you, Mr. Parrish!

We're all standing behind you, Mr. P!

Mr. P, we could never repay you for how much you've given to us. We love you! You've got this - you are going to beat cancer like Brooks took down Sumner!

You have been such a wonderful mentor to me in my own life and ministry. You constantly strive to walk humbly with God and love others just as Christ has loved us. Thank you for helping me to grow closer to God. You are such a blessing to so many.

Fight on, Mr. P! We're praying for you every time we think of you, which is often.

Dear Parrish Family I hope this helps if only a little, and more importantly I hope you don't need a dime of it! So after you are back on your feet Mr P, take a much needed vacation away from it all with your wonderful family, and the rest in the kids college fund! KICK TUMOR BUTT!!! Cynthia Johnson

I am praying for your speedy recovery Mr. P!

Thinking of you and your family! Stay positive and get well soon!

Mr. P (PDP, P-dog), I wish I had millions so I could give you all the money you could ever need for this fight, but sadly I don't. However, I know there are so many of us out there who feel the same way that you will be getting a lot of support - and in many more ways than just financially. Thank you again for all you did for me. APUSH and WTP with you were what showed me that I wanted to study political science, and then International Affairs. Of all of the classes that I had - high school, college, grad school - those were two of my favorites. I was so lucky to have gone on those trips to DC and to have taken your classes. I'm thinking of you and praying for you! Love, Hoffwoman

You truly are incredible and have made such an impact on so many of us. Praying for you every chance I get. You have an army of people pulling for you and standing behind you in this fight!

Best wishes for a complete and speedy recovery Mr. Parrish - God bless you, Brittni (Goldman) Robinson and family

Teaching joyfully Touching so many young lives Wish I could help more

I pray that the Lord revives, purifies and exhilarates your life with massive blessings and favor. You are dear to me and huge community that loves you dearly. Thank you, for all you've done for me. Love, Owen Jordan (Oje)

I know it's not much, but it's what I can do right now. Wishing you a speedy recovery Mr. Parrish! --K Mac :)

Mr. P, you have given so much to so many people. We're fighting for you now. God bless.

Mr. P, Thank you for being one of the best teachers, and finest people I have ever had the pleasure to know. You, Sir, truly are a scholar and a gentleman.

Mr. Parrish, You are an amazing teacher and person! Thank you for all you've done to inspire so many of us :). We are here to support you and your family on your journey to kicking this thing in the butt!!

I will be lifting you up in prayer for healing and strength. Also praying for Mrs. Parrish and your children as well.