The hours passed, the days passed and finally Propp was able to say just two words: “Bernie Parent.”Yup. People still marvel when they hear the story about Parent, who passed away on Sunday at the age of 80. “I remember a couple months after the stroke, the first two words I said were Bernie Parent,” Propp said in telephone interview. “Pelle loved everything Bernie did,” Propp said. “Bernie tried to help him in his career and that was special,” Propp noted.