Marilyn Hudson Tucker

Marilyn Hudson Tucker, 69, of San Antonio, TX, passed away on December 27, 2015. A memorial service will be held at Colonial Funeral Home at 625 Kitty Hawk Road, Universal City, TX on February 13th at 3:00 p.m.

Marilyn Hudson Tucker was born in Lawton, Oklahoma, to William "Ray" and Nellie "Iris" Hudson on October 12, 1946. She graduated from Waco High in Texas in 1964. She earned a B.A. in English and Latin, graduating from North Texas State University cum laude, an M.A. in English and Latin and a Specialist's Degree in Education (30 hours beyond the M.A.). She taught English, Latin, humanities and bookkeeping in middle school and high school, in addition to freshman composition in college. After retiring from teaching, she became a technical writer in research and development for pharmaceutical manufacturing companies.

She received a national fellowship for school administrators with exceptional/innovative programs. She was Teacher of the Year by teachers and administrators' ballots in three different districts. And she created a Kansas State pilot program for secondary school regarding reading development for grades 9 - 12.

She enjoyed being a member and on the board of the San Antonio Writers Guild and working on her memoir on teaching, "If I Can Survive Thirty Years of Teaching, So Can You." She received many other college and teaching honors. She was involved in Mu Chi Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma, a teacher organization in Floresville, Texas. She loved to share her life experiences through speaking events, writings and her blog.

Marilyn Hudson Tucker is survived by her daughter Katherine Johns and her husband Brandon of Floresville, TX; her son Andrew Tucker and his wife Kendal of Rockwall, TX; and her grandchildren, Cameron and Corinne Johns. She is also survived by her sisters and brothers, Nancy Rash of Burleson, TX; twin sister Evelyn Biery of Houston, TX; Susan Eddleman and husband Gary of Waco, TX; Sherrie Barkman and husband Reeder of Garland, TX; Bill Hudson and wife Rhea of Princeton, TX; Philip Hudson and wife Charlene of Missouri City, TX; and Corliss Englert and husband Brad of Austin, TX; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. She was preceded in death by her husband, Wayne Tucker; father, William Ray Hudson; and mother, Nellie Iris Hudson.

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