Abram John Tucker (1933 - 2021)

Born 1 Jan 1933 in St. Jones Within, Newfoundland

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Died 22 May 2021 at age 88 in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

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Biography

Abram was born in 1933. He was the son of Allan Tucker and Maude King. He passed away in 2021.

Obituary

Born January 1st 1933, passed away peacefully on May 22nd 2021 at the Caribou Memorial Veterans Pavilion in St. John's. Jack grew up in St. Jones Within, Trinity Bay and left his boyhood home for St. John’s in his late teenage years. It was in St. John’s that he met the love of his life, Marion, who became his wife of 61 years. Jack and Marion married on November 4, 1954, and after living in Gander and Sydney NS, they settled back in St. John's where they raised their family of three sons; Dwight, Derrick, and Dean. Jack was an extremely hard worker and provided for his family working for the Department of Transport for 35 years until he retired in 1990 and spent many enjoyable years in St. John’s and St. Jones Within with family and friends. The freedom of retirement gave Jack and Marion many opportunities to travel including visiting their sons in Western Canada and the Western U.S. Jack loved doing anything that involved being outdoors, whether in the woods or on the water. He also had a great love of music, and learned to play guitar in retirement. After Marion’s passing in 2015, she remained constantly in Jack’s heart and thoughts. Jack will be lovingly remembered by his three sons Dwight (Claudine Dessens) Tucker, Derrick (Renee Richter) Tucker, Dean (Kathy) Tucker and two grandchildren Hannah Tucker, Austin (Shayleen) Pisko and great-grandson Kallan. Jack is survived by his brother Silas (Pat) Tucker, and sisters Norma Vey, Cynthia (Tom) Hogan, Mary Bentley, sisters-in-law Janet Tucker and Rowie Hess, brothers-in-law Harry (Flo) Downey and Doug (Ruth) Downey and many cherished nieces, nephews and their families. Jack was predeceased by his parents Allan and Maude Tucker, sisters Gladys and Ruby, brothers David (Geneva) Tucker, Oliver Tucker and brothers-in-law Everett Vey and Ed Hess. A special thanks to Harry, Flo, Doug and Ruth for the time and care they dedicated to Jack over the last years of his life when COVID prevented his sons from being with him. The family would also like to thank the staff of the Caribou Memorial Veterans Pavilion Unit 2 for the wonderful care and attention they provided Jack in the time he spent at the facility during his last years.

Resting will be at Barrett's Funeral Home 328 Hamilton Ave, with visitation on Thursday May 27th from 2-4 PM and 7-9 PM with COVID restrictions in place. There will be a Celebration of Life at a later date, when restrictions ease. Interment will take place at Mount Pleasant Cemetery with a private ceremony. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to VOWR radio station.

Sources

• "Canada, Newfoundland Census, 1935", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9Z-WFP1 : Sun Mar 10 23:15:33 UTC 2024), Entry for Allan Tucker and Maude Tucker, 1935.

See Also:

• Stringer, Eric C.. Southwest Arm Family Foundations. Hodge's Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada: self-published, 2012
• Obituary (https://www.barretts.ca/obituaries/Abram-JohnJack-Tucker?obId=21202383#/obituaryInfo)