Devon R. Parent

Devon R. Parent, who graduated from East Hampton High School with the class of 2003, died at home on Friday at the age of 31. The cause had not yet been determined, his family said.

Mr. Parent was an accomplished self-taught cook and enjoyed working alongside chefs at Muse and Sen in Sag Harbor and Second House Tavern in Montauk, according to his brother, Jason Parent of Riverhead, who said that his brother liked the challenge of successfully executing many place settings in a night.

He was “passionate about helping others” when they were in need, and his “enormous personality, wealth of selflessness, and friendly smile would be sorely missed by all,” his family said.

Mr. Parent was born on Dec. 27, 1984, in Riverhead to Dan Parent and the former Wendy Laspesa, both of whom survive and live there. He is also survived by his paternal grandfather, Alexander Parent of Sag Harbor, two nieces, five uncles and aunts, and many cousins.

A wake was held at the Yardley and Pino Funeral Home in Sag Harbor yesterday, and the Rev. Manuel Zuzarte of St. Andrew’s Catholic Church in Sag Harbor was to lead funeral prayers at the church at 11 a.m. today. Mr. Parent will be buried at Cedar Lawn Cemetery in East Hampton.

Memorial donations have been suggested to the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation, 90 Park Avenue, 16th Floor, New York City 10016.