Billie Lucille Shelton Parker, former UNT regent, died Jan. 30 in Fort Worth. She was appointed to the UNT Board of Regents by Gov. Bill Clements and served from 1987 to 1993. Her husband, the late Earle Parker, was a board member of the UNT Foundation. They were known for their philanthropy and highly successful fundraising events for causes such as the March of Dimes, the Air Force Association’s Military Ball, the Taste of Fort Worth, U.S. Olympics and the Christian Arts Museum. In 1990, she co-chaired UNT’s Centennial Extravaganza fundraiser with fellow regent Lucille “Lupe” Murchison. Proceeds from the event, which took more than a year to plan and execute and attracted more than 20,000 people, helped endow student scholarships. She first volunteered in high school — to help with the effort on the homefront during World War II — and never stopped.

Billie Lucille Shelton Parker, former UNT regent, died Jan. 30 in Fort Worth. She was appointed to the UNT Board of Regents by Gov. Bill Clements and served from 1987 to 1993. Her husband, the late Earle Parker, was a board member of the UNT Foundation. They were known for their philanthropy and highly successful fundraising events for causes such as the March of Dimes, the Air Force Association’s Military Ball, the Taste of Fort Worth, U.S. Olympics and the Christian Arts Museum. In 1990, she co-chaired UNT’s Centennial Extravaganza fundraiser with fellow regent Lucille “Lupe” Murchison. Proceeds from the event, which took more than a year to plan and execute and attracted more than 20,000 people, helped endow student scholarships. She first volunteered in high school — to help with the effort on the homefront during World War II — and never stopped.

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