Beverley Tucker III

TUCKER, Beverley Randolph III, of Richmond, Va., born March 22, 1943, died after a courageous battle with lung cancer on November 17, 2010. He is survived by his wife, Mary Madelyn Tucker; daughter, Madelyn Tucker Smith and her husband, Andrew Ira Smith; and two grandchildren, Tucker Woodward Smith and Madeleine Hannah Smith; sister, Elizabeth Austin Tucker and husband, Reverend William Sachs; brother, Thomas Tudor Tucker; niece, Sloan Smith Bruneau and husband, Roger Bruneau; great-nephews, Thomas Turner Bruneau and Austin Boyd Bruneau. Randy graduated from The University of the South, where he was captain of the track team and co-captain of the wrestling team. He was a member of Beta Theta Phi and vice president his senior year. Randy served in the U.S. Army. He was a member of The Country Club of Virginia, The Richmond German Club, past president of the Richmond Cotillion and a member of The Society of Cincinnati. He was one of four founders of the Fly Fishers of Virginia, a life member of Trout Unlimited, Coastal Conservation and was the past and last president of Buckingham Slate Company. Randy was CEO of Madelyn's Inc. for 33 years. There will be a service at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church at 11 a.m. on Monday, November 22. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Trout Unlimited, 1300 N. 17th St., Suite 500, Arlington, Va. 22209, or The Virginia Home, 1101 Hampton St., Richmond, Va. 23220.


This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.