Roger Tuckett Obituary


ROGER TUCKETT
January 28, 1936 ˜ December 23, 2018

Roger Tuckett was born in Walker Mine, CA and passed away in Vancouver, WA at 82 years old.
He served in the U.S. Army as a Medic in the 50s, graduated from the University of Utah in 1965, and was a United Airlines employee for 39 years in Salt Lake City, Los Angeles and finally Portland.
Roger was a thoughtful and well-read person. He shared his passion for food and wine with anyone and everyone. His other passion was Ford Mustangs, owning five of them over his lifetime.
Roger leaves behind his daughter, Janna Jacobson; son, Mark Tuckett (Helen Kim); and granddaughters, Cambria Jacobson and Skylar Tuckett.
He was an extraordinary father, grandfather and person and will very much be missed by family and friends. Please sign his guest book @ www.columbian.com/obits

Published by The Columbian on Dec. 30, 2018.
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