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He was one of that rare breed who showed us how to live and, when the time came, showed us how to die.
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Tuck was a crack shot, expert turkey hunter and he never lost a horse race, except that one time the saddle cinch slipped and got him a cracked scapula. The band had a Birmingham following, as well. He was lead singer and mandolin player for the house band, the Brushy Creek Boys. Some around here (older than forty-something) might remember the semi-famous semi-annual Brushy Creek Bluegrass Festival on the Smith Lake shore near Arley’s part of the Bankhead National Forest. Picking and grinning galore.īecause not least in Tuck’s inclusive skill set lay a musician’s core. He and Patti planted flowering shrubs and set out bird feeders and they re-settled the old Tucker homestead. He planted amber waves of grain that attracted enough deer and wild turkey and such to call the place a park. On a knoll overlooking myriad trees and brush and a creek, he built a ranch and a farmhouse, an expanded copy of the hand hewn cedar log waaayy old settler family cabin. On the last 67 ancestral acres of prime pastureland, he built the stately place he dreamed of. He protected the environment for the Southern Company for 25 years, a lot of them spent in Pensacola, and came back home to Eldridge.
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His life was full of fun, fortitude and service. Semi-conscious, he sort of smiled once in there somewhere and then kicked out of the traces, so to speak. His last best one was to wait, stubbornly (he could be stubborn), until his grown and lovely daughters (one pregnant again) joined his Bride at his hospice bedside. Last Thursday, at his pastoral dream home in Eldridge, he breathed slower. Comes down to it, I’m ready to walk the walk.” So he went gently into that good night. I’m not going to string it out until I’m bones. His exact words to the MD Anderson doc: “I’ve got to dance with this thing, so put the record on and drop the needle.”īut finally he tired of it, tired of the chemo and radiation, and said, “If I get a miracle, fine. He fought it like hell for more than a year. Rare as himself, with searching fingers virulent as hell. He headed for the skies, so to speak, a week ago to the day.
He must have known the words to at least a million tunes. He hugged folks, especially his wife and children and grandkids, and he smiled a mandolin smile. Musician, equestrian, woodsman, sportsman. Cherished grandfather of Sarah, Jack, George, Abby, Julia, Louis, Andrew, James. He was a known commodity, hither and yon. Loving father of Sam (Amy), Kate (Kirk) Ingemunson and Joanna (Todd) Petersen. James Ashmore Tucker of the Tuckers of Eldridge. Bluegrass lovers in the deep south will recall Tuck from his time with the Brushy Creek Boys in and around Birmingham. It appeared in the Daily Mountain Eagle in Jasper, AL on June 16. Online condolences may be sent to lovely remembrance of Tuck Tucker from northern Alabama, who passed away on June 9, is a contribution from his brother, Skip. Tuck was preceded in death by his parents his siblings, Donald, Kenneth and Cecelia "Sis" Lehman and his stepgrandson, Braden Bertelli.
stepchildren, Kelly Bertelli of Coralville, Troy (Shelly) Bertelli of Independence, Tamara (Bob) Lenton of Iowa City, Trevor (Teresa) Bertelli of Parnell and Torrance (Angie) Bertelli of Iowa City six grandchildren eight great-grandchildren 11 stepgrandchildren and two stepgreat-grandchildren. Tuck is survived by his wife, Karen three children, Scott (Kelly) Tucker of Lone Tree, Thomas Tucker of Coralville and Tammy (Barry) Lenoch of Champaign, Ill. He enjoyed playing euchre, golfing, traveling and most important was time spent with family. Tuck was a member of the Eagles Lodge, the VFW, the American Legion, the Elks Club and the Moose Lodge. Tuck owned and operated "Tuck's Place" for 30 years, retiring in 2001. On July 3, 1990, Tuck married Karen Rourke in Iowa City. He was a 1950 graduate of West Chester High School. 22, 1932, in Cedar County, Iowa, the son of Frank and Nellie (O'Brien) Tucker. Social distancing practices and the wearing of a mask is required. Tuck Tucker: skilled side man with ripping solos or masterful musician boasting distinctive solo works How about both Most know Tuck for his riveting. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Eagles Lodge of Iowa City.
Burial with military honors will be held at St. The service may be viewed by way of a Zoom link which may be found on Tuck's obituary page at under the tribute wall. Monday, March 1, at Lensing Funeral & Cremation Service, Iowa City, with Father Stephen Witt officiating.
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