Jesse Delventhal Parker, 42, passed on in his home on Wednesday, February 18th, 2026.

Jesse was the owner of the biggest heart in the world. Everyone he met, he met with love, acceptance, and an infectious enthusiasm. He loved the lost things, recognizing kindred spirit; he felt he was one of them. Jesse rescued dogs and people off of the street, nursed baby birds, gently spoke to and relocated bees. He collected people who needed a shoulder; was instantly loved by children and elders, offering any help he could.

Jesse spent his late teens hitch hiking across the country, living for a time on a reservation in Arizona where he became part of their family and community before coming home with a ‘Rez’ dog in tow that he had found starving. 

Jesse dreamed of helping others who struggled the way he did. He believed strongly in alternative therapies and wanted more than anything to find a way to bring them to people who could benefit from them. He was a fountain of ideas, hope and ingenuity. 

Jesse now walks in gentle Spirit with his son, Ethan, Ethan’s siblings, Sophie and Ollie and their mother, Jenn, who was his person, as well as his brothers, Dennis and Nathan, his sister, Micah, his mother, Amy, his father, Alan, and more friends and chosen family than could possibly be listed here. 

Jesse leaves a hole in his family and community that will never truly heal. He is so loved, and so missed. Rest in peace now, dear brother, father, son, and friend. 

A celebration of life will be held for Jesse on Saturday, March 7th from 1:00-4:00PM at the Chandler at White Mountains Hotel. All who knew and loved Jesse are welcome.