[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 60 (Tuesday, April 9, 2024)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E321]
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            HONORING THE LIFE OF NATHANIEL ``RAY'' TUCK, JR.

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                        HON. H. MORGAN GRIFFITH

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, April 9, 2024

  Mr. GRIFFITH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of 
Nathaniel ``Ray'' Tuck, Jr., who passed away at the age of 52 on 
February 11, 2024, after battling cancer for the past two and a half 
years.
  Ray was born in Roanoke, Virginia, on April 30, 1971, to Nathaniel 
Ray and Barbara Z. Tuck. He later graduated from Radford University in 
1994 and earned his Doctor of Chiropractic from the National University 
of Health Sciences in 1997. After graduating, he joined his father's 
chiropractic clinic in Southwest Virginia where they practiced together 
for many years. His son, Nathaniel R. Tuck, III is currently in 
chiropractic school, hoping to continue the family legacy.
  During Ray's incredible career, he served as the President of the 
Virginia Chiropractic Association, Chairman of the Board, and later 
President of the American Chiropractic Association, and was also 
appointed to be the chiropractor on the Virginia Board of Medicine.
  Ray is survived by his wife, Bonnie, of 29 years, his daughter Abi 
Dolgos (husband Dakota Dolgos and grandson Gatlin Dolgos), his son 
Nathaniel (girlfriend Abby E. Markham), his mother Barbara, his sister 
Amelia Martin (husband Buddy Martin), and his brother Ben M. Tuck (wife 
Priyam Chipper). I wish them peace and strength during this difficult 
time.
  I was lucky to know Ray personally, as my daughter, Abby, has dated 
his son Nathaniel for a number of years. He was a good man, and I was 
glad to have been able to know him before he passed. We will all 
greatly miss him.

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