Uncle Parks was leading a rural life. He lived in Metsimotlhabe outside Gaborone, where he contributed to the upliftment of the community.
Even his house at Metsimotlhabe is modest by his standards. It is not a multi-storied mansion. He drove through dusty roads to get to his home. That was the other side of the respected businessman. According to the villagers, Uncle Parks, as he was affectionately known, also attended social functions in the village like funerals. He was the patron of the Metsimotlhabe Primary School. He financed the building of two culverts across the village and sponsored several community projects in Metsimotlhabe. One of Uncle Park's neighbours, Tshekiso Tshikantwa, a mechanic, described the business tycoon as a man of the people. "He was good and kind to us," he said, adding that Uncle Parks was friendly to everyone. "He did not look at you as a poor person but as another human being". Tshikantwa said Uncle Parks used to visit him at his home workshop just to chat with him as he was fixing cars. The business tycoon used to advise him about running a business.
