Marge Parker

Mrs Marjorie Anne Dawn "Marge" Parker was the wife of Nick Parker and Ugo’s maternal grandmother. She was originally a teacher in Oakdale but later became the longest serving mayor, from 1960 - 1990. She was a heavy influence in Ugo's formative years. She not only nurtured his enduring work ethic, but she also nurtured his playful nature. It's safe to say that Marge definitely had a soft spot for Ugo.

Birth
Marge Parker was born on the 15th of February, 1930. She was the third child of Dorothy and Geoffrey Kipp. She was the sister of Ethel Kipp (1926-2006), Francis Dawson (1928-2017), Thomas "Tommy" Kipp (1935-1993) and Lilith "Lily" Emily (1940-2012)

Early Life
Marge Parker was educated at Our Lady Education Institute in Oakdale. In 1936, she witnessed the death of her headmistress, Miss Struthers, as she fell three stories to her death from the Bell Tower at the school. This led to a gradual change in Marge's temperament, as she felt the need to "get on with things" as she saw how easily life could be taken from someone.

Her teachers often remarked of her increasingly fierce attitude. A visiting professor once said "She has the fire of a brute...but the eloquence of a countess!"

She met her future husband, Nick Parker in 1939 just as the Second World War broke out across Europe.

Marriage
She married Nick Parker on April 18th, 1948. She married him against her mother’s wishes and this caused a drift in their relationship. It was said that their wedding had the “most tense atmosphere ever in the history of weddings”, although this was said by her sister Lily, who could often exaggerate.

Career
Marge earned a degree in Education and History and began teaching the subject at Oakdale Prep School from 1953 until she left to campaign for Mayor in 1959.

She successfully won each mayoral election from 1960 until she stood down as Mayor in 1990 due to the stresses she suffered.

She returned to teaching in 1991 and even taught her nephew Ugo at one point, until she had to retire after suffering a near-fatal heart attack in 1996.

Before EEOH
Marge's grandfather, Elias Kipp, died from lung cancer in 1949, this had a profound effect on Marge, as she realised just how short life is. Her grandmother, Macey, died from stroke complications in 1962.

Due to her struggles with falling pregnant in the early years of their marriage, Marge and Nick adopted an infant named Crystal in 1952. However, Marge would later fall pregnant in 1954 with

Marge took her younger sister Crystal in when her mother and father could no longer look after her. Crystal believed in her early years that Marge and Nick were her parents, however she soon realised the truth and was forever affected by it. In 1987, Charlie disappeared after being kidnapped by a mascot in Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza. Marge and Nick never found out what happened to him.

In November 1990, Marge's father died from a pulmonary embolism, leaving her completely devastated. She often remarks that he left a "void" in her life after his death. Her mother later died on December 26th 2000 from Alzheimer’s disease. Marge never felt true remorse for her mother’s death, she thought her mother had been too cruel to herself and her siblings during their childhood..

To add insult to injury, Crystal’s younger son Kian was causing trouble, Shaun had gone missing after turning catatonic and Flora’s husband had been murdered by an unknown assailant. Life couldn’t get worse for Marge until Amy Murray turned up at her door, she had been kicked out and needed a place to live, Marge and Nick gladly took her in.

EEOH
By 2014, things had seemingly calmed down for everyone. Ugo got married and had 5 children. Amy became a successful scientist, Marge and Nick had retired with their small fortune and were enjoying their golden years with their neighbours, Flora Louis and Louise McCard. Crystal had returned to Canada with Kian, but their lives did not improve. In 2011, Chloe had become pregnant after Kian had supposedly raped her, Marge banished Crystal and Kian to Canada and that was the last they heard of them.

Things were beginning to go downhill for Marge too, Flora had been attacked in October 2014 by presumably the same person who murdered her husband.

In December 2014, Flora was murdered. This left a giant hole in Marges heart as she had lost her best friend and neighbour.

Amy’s house had also burned down and so Amy was staying with Marge and Nick, the aging couple had their own issues as they continued to search for their son, Charlie, their search was hopeless.

After EEOH
In 2015, Amy was still living with Marge and Nick.

In September 2015, a helicopter crashed into Ugo’s house, killing two of his children and Marge’s niece, Agnes. This upset Marge and Nick even more and looking after Ugo was putting a strain on them. Doris offered to help them but they refused, luckily, Doris offered to let Amy stay at hers to ease the strain on Nick and Marge.

On the 25th of September, 2015, after Amy had moved out, Nick was struck by a car and left in a coma after suffering from a broken hip and a few head injuries. He recovered slowly, but his mobility and health was left permanently affected. She also took in her cousin Jeremy Fitzgerald after he lost everything, despite the recent events, she still retained her fierce character and put Ugo and Jeremy in their place when they argued with each other.

In November 2015, Marge was discovered unresponsive after suffering a brain haemorrhage, after having major surgery, Marge woke up and made a slow but steady recovery. After this event, she realised that she needed to relax and take a break for a while. She suffers occasionally from side effects as a result of the internal bleeding. For instance, it worsened her already poor hearing, which left her permanently relying on hearing aids.

The Late 2010s
Marge and Nick had returned home by January 2016, and were recovering from their respective health scares.

Marge and her family moved out of Fatal city and moved to Boon city in 2016 after having enough of the painful memories the place brought. Crystal and Kian joined them, Kian brought along his eight children who he fathered with unknown mothers. In 2016, it was discovered that Chloe and Kian were having a 6 year long affair. Marge, furious at this, amped up her grudge with Kian and helped Ugo divorce Chloe. Kian and Ugo also had a fight over custody of Ugoette. This fight stressed Marge out deeply.

In January 2017, Marge suffered a minor heart attack and had stents fitted after a slow recovery. Being her usual old tough self, she pulled through and managed to recover from yet another major health scare. Nick coincidentally also suffered from a similar cardiac event in April 2017 and required the same procedure. However, he also recovered well. In October 2017, she had surgery on her oesophagus after a benign tumour was found to be constricting her airway. She made a full and smooth recovery.

Marge and Nick received a much needed boost after their grandson Ugo Tucker became president of Great Britain.

COVID-19 and Charlie's remains
In March of 2020, the whole of Great Britain went into a "blanket lockdown" after COVID-19 had become an epidemic in the country. This meant that Marge and her husband were left to quarantine in their house and were directed to shield until the summer. Tragedy struck when Marge and Nick found out that Ugo's wife Jenny had died from COVID-19. This, alongside their now dementia-suffering daughter contracting the virus and suffering from side effects, cemented how serious the pandemic was for Marge and Nick. They became fearful until COVID-19 cases gradually fell during the summer.

In August, they received the news they had been anticipating since 2014; Charlie's remains had been discovered in a forest. They were able to finally received full closure and later laid him to rest in July 2021.

Death
At midnight on August 30th 2021, Marge suffered a massive heart attack while watching TV. Her husband contacted the ambulance and paramedics tried to revive her, but there was nothing they could do. She died at quarter past midnight, at 91 years of age.

Her death left a huge void in her husband Nick's life, and her entire family have been left devastated. She was the last surviving child of Dorothy and Geoffrey Kipp after her older brother Francis had preceded her in death in December 2017. Her husband Nicholas joined her in death after he passed away in his sleep from a heart attack on October 5th 2021. They were laid to rest in Evergreen Hill Cemetery, next to their son Charlie.