Dee, one of five sisters, was an outstanding academic, graduating from San Jose’s Lincoln High School in San Jose, California and attending two years at San Jose State University, beginning her major in mathematics. She took a job as a “Computer,” at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), Moffett Field, California. She met her husband in 1945 at a United Services Organization (USO), and married March 22, 1946, in North Charleston, South Carolina. During much of her married life, she raised three boys, worked as a bookkeeper, and housewife. Dee attended Trinity United Methodist Church, Jacksonville, Florida for over 30 years and Moultrie Baptist Church, Saint Augustine, Florida for about 16 years. She was a Jacksonville (Suicide) Crisis Hot Line volunteer for many years, as well as a Disable American Veteran (DAV) volunteer at the Veterans Affairs Clinic in Saint Augustine.
Dee was predeceased by her husband of 74 years, Archie E. Tucker, and three sisters, Myra, Ida, and Barbara. She is survived by her three sons; Randy, Doug and Robert; her sister, Jean Sutherland; four grandchildren, four great grandchildren, 12 nieces and nephews with their families.
The family will hold a brief visitation at 11:30 AM on Friday, July 30th in the Chapel of Hardage-Giddens Funeral Home of Mandarin, 11801 San Jose Blvd, Jacksonville, FL 32223, with the Funeral Service immediately following at 12:00 Noon with Pastor Johnny Weldon, of Moultrie Baptist Church, officiating.
Rather than sending flowers, the family requests you send an offering to the church of your Faith, or Moultrie Baptist Church, Saint Augustine, Florida.
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