Tom Haswell Tucker
November 14, 1930 –
August 19, 2022
Obituary
Tom Haswell Tucker
Nov. 14, 1930 – Aug. 19, 2022
Tom Haswell Tucker was born in Wilmette, Illinois, on November 14, 1930, the son of Albert Belman Tucker and Helen Haswell Tucker. He graduated from New Trier High School in Winnetka, IL; Beloit College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in History; and Yale Divinity School with a Master of Divinity degree in 1957. He married Janice Rand in 1959 in Concord, NH. He served as a minister for the First Congregational Church in Concord, NH; South Congregational Church in Granby, CT; First Congregational Church in Sioux Falls, SD; and St. John’s United Church of Christ in Evansville, IN. Following retirement, he and Janice moved to Tyler, TX in 1995 where they became active in First Christian Church, Disciples of Christ, and enjoyed attending the symphony and community theater. He volunteered for Tyler Habitat for Humanity and Meals on Wheels and became a skilled potter. In 2013 they moved to Arlington, TX, to be near a daughter and family, and became members of Rush Creek Christian Church. Throughout his life, he loved to sing and share joy and laughter with others. He was preceded in death by his wife, with whom he shared 56 wonderful years. He is survived by daughter, Catherine Tucker and her husband, Percy, and their son, Alec; daughter, Elisa Juarez and her husband, Art, and their daughters, Taylor and Lauren; and son, Tom and his wife, Laura, and their daughter, Daphne; a brother, Albert B. Tucker, Jr., and numerous nieces and nephews.
Memorial gifts can be made to Habitat for Humanity, Heifer Project, or the Alzheimer’s’ Association.
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I am saddened to hear of the passing of my Uncle Tom. I’m thankful that I was able to see him recently and can hang onto the good memories that will last forever.
Love and blessings,
Doug T.
I am so sorry to hear of Tom’s passing. I know he is with Jesus and Jan. He was a kind and understanding friend. I’ll always have his memory (& Jan’s) with me.
May God Bless his new home, the family and the friends he leaves behind.
With deep sadness I received the notice of Tom’s death. Our friendship spanned seven decades. We met as high school students at church camps, a lifelong friendship at Yale Divinity School and participated in each other’s ordination ceremonies. Tom blessed us with enumerable gifts of grace. The greatest of these were a deep love of life; and infectious, redeeming and healing sense of humor and a loving heart larger than the open skies. We praise and thank God for the life and ministries of Tom Tucker.
I was fortunate to have Jan and Tom as friends from the time they initiated Great Decisions in Tyler through their move to be near you and family in Arlington where our friend, Jackie Littleton, and I visited shortly after their move. They were the most gracious and loving friends one could wish for. What a legacy you have inherited.