He was married to Margaret Parr for forty years.
They had six stepchildren and 10 grandchildren.

In 2001, Parr participated in a meeting with former Soviet pilots who fought in Korea.
At this meeting, he said:
Pilots of both sides respect each other very much.
There is no hostility between them.

Parr appeared in "MiG Alley" (2006), during season one, episode one, and "Jet vs. Jet" (2007), season two, episode three, of the History Channel's Dogfights series, which recreated historical air combat campaigns using modern computer graphics.

Parr died on December 7, 2012, at an assisted living facility in New Braunfels, Texas, at the age of 88, and was buried with full military honors at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery.
He was married to Margaret Parr for forty years. They had six stepchildren and 10 grandchildren. 
In 2001, Parr participated in a meeting with former Soviet pilots who fought in Korea. At this meeting, he said:
Pilots of both sides respect each other very much. There is no hostility between them.
Parr appeared in "MiG Alley" (2006), during season one, episode one, and "Jet vs. Jet" (2007), season two, episode three, of the History Channel's Dogfights series, which recreated historical air combat campaigns using modern computer graphics. 
Parr died on December 7, 2012, at an assisted living facility in New Braunfels, Texas, at the age of 88, and was buried with full military honors at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery.
Ralph Parr