We received the sad news last week that self-propelled scissor lift pioneer and access industry icon John W. Parker has died. He passed away on Thursday - April 6th at the age of 87, and leaves behind his wife Marilyn, daughter Lori, and sons Johnny, Robert, David, Mark and Ronnie . John W. Parker in 1970 John W. Parker began his career in May 1966 when he went to work for the A1 Machinery Rental company in Los Angeles, which was owned by Bob Irving along with several other rental companies in the greater Los Angeles region. Irving happened to...