Mike Parham



William Michael Parham, also known as "", was a minor character who appeared in multiple videos, the husband of Ann Parham, and the father of Rachel Parham, Rebecca Parham and David Parham. He was also the CEO of the Parham Group, for self-storage.

Appearance
He seems to be a tall but slightly overweight, somewhat old man who had brown hair and before his death, gray hair. He has blue eyes, too, and wears varying clothes when shown in Rebecca's videos.

Personality
He seemed to be a guy who had interest in several things, such as music, fishing, Indian dance and Disney World, which is why Rebecca has some of her interests inherited from her father, which are singing and going to Disney World.

More about

He was the father of Rebecca, Racheal, and David Parham. He was married to Ms.Parham (Ann Parham) before he died, November, 18 2014 of a massive heart attack. Rest In peace, you will never be forgotten.

Role in videos
In Ode to Dad, he didn't really do anything, but in fact, Rebecca has sung a poem to him.

In Father's Day Video & Inside Out, the fact that he died was mentioned.

In Crotchety Storage Lady he had no role, other than asking his wife about self storage.

In Draw My Life, he didn't do much, other then talking to Rebecca Parham for applying to an animation college and creating a company. Moreover, his death was mentioned in that video.

In Stole Mom's Credit Card to Buy N64, he had no role. He just made a cameo appearance.

In Backyard Stories, he was angry at Rachel, but then said that hitting the window with a baseball bat accidentally is normal for a kid for the first time. Also, he was unhappy at Rebecca for swelling David's face.

In My Terrible Mouth Accident, he accidentally injured her daughter when she six. Also, he wanted the carpenter to build the play fort, and it was built. Also, when he saw her daughter on the floor with a bloody mouth, he put her in the car and rushed to her as soon as possible. He personally blamed himself for the injury, because he didn't watch her enough.

In I Got Stuck on a Roof, her daughter Rebecca was invited to Kay's house for a sleepover, so (most likely) he dropped her off to Kay's house and had the decision to come back the afternoon of the next day. At that time, he came back to pick her up, was informed about Rebecca being stuck in the roof and disciplined her.

In Daycare Stories, he was mentioned that she and his wife were both working parents so Rebecca and Rachel were taken to daycare.

In Running Away From Home, he was scared that Rebecca was missing, but really, he found her out in the bathroom.

Rebecca, Rachel and David Parham
Since Rebecca, Rachel and David were all his children, he loved them so they had a good relationship with each other.

Ann Parham
Since Ann Parham was his wife, he loved her and had a husband and wife relationship with her.

Quotes

 * "Don't tell me what, dear daughter of mine?"
 * "Hey! That's not fair! It was an accident! Every kid gets to break 1 window with a baseball."

Childhood
William Michael Parham was born on December 28, 1954 to Stanley "Spencer" Parham and Mary Eleanor Parham. His father Stanley, was a rocket scientist at the Air Force. When he was a child, he was taught how to fish by his grandfather on the lake of Kentucky. Micheal used to be in Boy Scouts, and learned Indian dancing there.

Military Service
His success in Scouting enabled him to receive a four year ROTC Scholarship that was the only way he could have gone to college. He excelled throughout the ROTC program and graduated as a Distinguished Military Graduate in 1974. Only one was chosen each year. Michael continued his success in the military. Because of his high ranking in the Engineer Basic course, he was sent to Atomic Demolitions and Munitions School. He also attending Nuclear Target Analysis School and was then assigned to the 66th ADM Company at Fort Hood. He returned from his Schools sporting a yellow T shirt with a red mushroom cloud with the phrase “Nuke ‘em till they glow” written underneath. His success in the nuclear field enabled him to be promoted to the Battalion S-4 in charge of Logistics and then as Company Commander of Charlie company after the current commander had been relieved. All of this was accomplished in four years. He left the Army as a Captain.

Marriage and Fatherhood
After his military service, Michael occupation was self storage. During the 1980s, He met a woman named Anna Parham and they later married, and had two daughter's Rebecca in 1987, and Rachel Parham in 1988.

Death
In Draw My Life and Father's Day Inside and Out, his death was mentioned. On November 18, 2014, he died at 9:30 am, due to a heart attack. In a meeting morning, he was starting to have chest pain, and when his daughter took him to the hospital, he died at that moment. 12 days later, there was a memorial service for him, though this was never mentioned in the video, could be found from other sources.

Trivia

 * Michael was a musician. He could play any string instrument handed to him and was able to sing. He was a member of a gospel quartet and had the uncanny ability to harmonize with anyone.
 * Michael loved to Indian dance. Indian dancing was something he picked up in the Boy Scouts. Michael recently started attending Pow Wows and dancing again. He has an extensive collection of American Indian beadwork items and beautiful regalia of the American Indian. He admired their culture and their connection to God and His nature.
 * Michael loved to fish. He would rather fish than do anything else. He was taught to fly fish as a young boy by his grandfather on the lakes of Kentucky. His mother used to say that Michael would fish out the bathtub if he thought he could catch fish in it. It brought him closer to the great outdoors which he loved. He took three fishing trips to Alaska, one by himself, one with Rachel as a twelve year old and one with his Dad. He talked about what an awesome experience it was almost daily.
 * Michael loved Disney World. He really believed it was the happiest place on earth. It was where he could go to escape and play with his kids. He became like one of them and never tired of going. Our many trips to Disney every year, is the reason Michael started developing in Florida and he saw the growth in the area. It will be bittersweet to return to Disney and ride the rides that he loved. Every time he would go he believed everything had gotten bigger and better.
 * Michael was a minister in the Methodist Church. During the nineties Michael was a Local Pastor and was assigned the Methodist Church in Eagle Pass, Tx. With two little girls and a pregnant wife, he would drive 145 miles to Eagle Pass every weekend. The church had 8 blue haired ladies that were simply waiting out their time in the pews, until Michael got there. He showed them that there was a need in the community to serve the hungry and they began a feeding and clothing program for the poor. With renewed purpose, they began to see the true meaning of the gospel and discovered that one's time to serve is never over. Michael did this every weekend for one year while still running NDS during the week.