Clarence G. Tucker

RANDOLPH - Clarence Gerald "Jerry" Tucker passed away in the comfort of his Randolph home on Wednesday, April 25, 2018, from complications of Alzheimer's disease. He was 75.
Jerry was born on April, 17, 1943, in Montpelier, Vermont, the son of the late Clarence and Charlotte (Goodyear) Tucker, of Waitsfield, Vermont. The youngest of six children, he was predeceased by his sisters Pearl Robinson, Alice Schwendler, Judith Smith, Kathleen Tucker, and a brother, Thomas Tucker.
He attended Waitsfield grade school and was a 1961 graduate of Waitsfield High School. After serving in the U.S. Air Force from 1965 to 1971, he established a residence in Waitsfield with his wife, Emily, and opened a convenience store, The Village Grocery. He also built and operated a garden center, owned and operated an apartment building and maintained a business complex known as Fiddler's Green. For a short time, he worked for Bachman Foods as a distributor. Later, he owned and operated a greenhouse in Randolph, Vermont.
In 2005, he and his wife retired and moved to South Carolina for the winter months. In 2015, they moved back to Randolph permanently.
He is survived by his wife of 51 years; their children, Toby Tucker, of Randolph, Kimberly Choquette and Kevin Dickinson, of Williamstown, Vermont, Timothy and Crystal Tucker, of Indianapolis, Indiana, and Thomas and Suzanne Tucker, of San Diego, California; his grandchildren Evan and Vanessa Choquette, of Williamstown, Vermont, Victoria Tucker, of Suffolk, Virginia, Charlie and Jillian Tucker, of Randolph, Vermont, and Adelaide, Pearl and Willa Tucker, of San Diego, California. He was predeceased by infant daughter, Tuesday Ann Tucker.
A celebration of Jerry's life will be held at the Waitsfield United Church of Christ on Saturday, May 5, 2018, at 11 a.m. officiated by the Rev. Nancy McHugh, pastor. A reception will follow the service in the church dining room. Inurnment will take place in the Waitsfield Common Cemetery.
For those who wish, memorial gifts would be appreciated to the Alzheimer's Association (www.alz.org). Assisting the family is the Perkins-Parker Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Waterbury. To send online condolences, please visit www.perkinsparker.com or the funeral home Facebook page.