[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 123 (Monday, July 23, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1045-E1046]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    HONORING WILLIAM CLAYTON TUCKER

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                        HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, July 23, 2018

  Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Mr. 
William Clayton ``W.C.'' Tucker, well known as a Christian man of great 
character and integrity with an enormous love for the Lord and his 
family.
  Mr. William Clayton ``W.C.'' Tucker passed away surrounded by his 
family on Friday, July 13, 2018. He was born on February 25, 1950 to 
William Tucker and Olivia Smith Tucker. He was a 1968 graduate of 
Siggers High School in Shannon and a 1971 graduate of Mississippi 
Industrial College in Holly Springs.
  Mr. Tucker shared 39 years of marriage with the love of his life, 
Mrs. Patty Tucker. They were blessed to have raised two wonderful 
daughters, Camille Young and Dr. Emily C. Tucker, and three lovely 
grandchildren; Amber and Kayla Young and William Tucker Young.
  In 1989, while attending Union Baptist M.B. Church in Shannon, Mr. 
Tucker was ordained a deacon. He later joined White Hill M.B. Church in 
Tupelo where he taught Men's Sunday School classes.
  After 35 years of hard work as a Senior Certified Engineer 
Technician, Mr. Tucker retired from the Mississippi Department of 
Transportation. Post retirement, he launched Tucker's Fresh Produce and 
sold fresh vegetables at the Tupelo Farmers Market.
  Mr. Tucker was an avid gardener who was featured in the Daily 
Journal, the Lee County Courier, Mississippi State Extension 
Publications, Mississippi Farm Bureau Magazine, Minority Landowners 
Magazine, and WTVA for

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his successful high tunnel gardening techniques. He enjoyed working 
with the youth of White Hill Church and Haven Acres Boys and Girls Club 
teaching raised-bed gardening. He was a member of the Lee County Master 
Gardener's Association and the Mississippi Minority Farmers Alliance. 
He was a former 4-H volunteer and Red Cross volunteer.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Mr. 
William Clayton ``W.C.'' Tucker for his dedication to serving others.

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