Obituary of Robert D. Tucker

Robert D. Tucker, 86, longtime resident of Lincoln, NE,died Tuesday (8-31-10) in North Liberty, Iowa where he moved to in 2003. Born (12-29-23) in York, Nebraska to John A. and Zella M. (Henderson) Tucker. Ret. Painter, Lincoln Public Schools. WWII U.S. Army Veteran. Graduate of York High School (1941) and Lincoln Business School. Married Dorothy A. Pickrel on 12-1-44. Active in Boy Scouts as a Scout and a Scout Master. Enjoyed camping, hunting and fishing. Family members include wife: Dorothy; son, Robert D. Tucker, PhD, MD, who is an associate professor at the University of Iowa College of Medicine; one cat and one weimaraner. Preceded in death by one sister. A reception will be held at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, October 9, 2010 at the York Senior Center guest room, 725 North Nebraska Avenue, York, Nebraska followed by the graveside service at 2:00 p.m. in Greenwood Cemetery. Memorials should be made to the Holden Cancer Center at the University of Iowa Hospital c/o Dr. Robert Tucker, 145 Medical Research Center, Department of Pathology, University of Iowa Hospital, Iowa City, IA 52242