Mr. William Anthony "Bill" Tucker

AMHERST – Mr. William "Bill" Anthony Tucker, 95, of Amherst, passed away Sun., Dec. 25, 2016, after a short illness at Cooley Dickinson Hospital. He was born Feb. 26, 1921, in West Warwick, Rhode Island to Evelyn Lamothe Tucker and William Henry Tucker, Jr.

He is predeceased by his wife of 64 years, Evelyn Delmonico Tucker.  He leaves two daughters and sons-in-law, Gail and Jim Benson of Troutman, North Carolia and Joan and Louis Gallinaro of Amherst; five grandchildren, Christopher Benson, Nicholas Benson, Abigail Benson Bogdon, Andrew Gallinaro and Liz Gallinaro; five great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.

Before moving to The Arbors of Amherst in 2004, Bill was a longtime resident of Moosup, Connecticut. A photographer and owner of Tucker's Studio, he was an active member of All Hallows Church and the Plainfield Rotary Club. He was the photographer for the Miss Plainfield Pagent for many years and helped on numerous pancake breakfasts for both Plainfield Rotary and All Hallows Church.

A Mass of Christian Burial will take place Wed., Jan. 4, 2017 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Brigid's Church in Amherst. Calling hour will precede the funeral  from 9 to 10 a.m. on Wednesday at the Douglass Funeral Service, Amherst.

Burial will be Thursday morning 11 a.m. at All Hallows Cemetery in Moosup, Connecticut.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Amherst Survival Center.

Memorial register at www.douglassfuneral.com

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