<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/obituaries/ramond-parks.html" dsn="news"><item_date>09/13/2013 12:00:00 AM</item_date><category_header>Obituary</category_header><image><img src="" alt=""/></image><firstname>Ramond</firstname><middlename>L. "Butch"</middlename><maidenname/><lastname>Parks</lastname><suffix/><graduation-Year>'70</graduation-Year><relationship-to-university>Alumni</relationship-to-university><degree-program-completed/><position-held-at-the-university/><title>Ramond Parks</title><author/><type>obituary</type><categories/><relationships><relationship>Alumni</relationship></relationships><main-content>Ramond L. ‘Butch’ Parks (’70, ’71 M.Ed., ’75), Huntsville. He was born and raised in Midland and earned his degrees in physical education and industrial arts at North Texas, where he was a member of the Geezles.</main-content></item>