Background
Tucker was born in Winterton, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland, Canada.
Tucker was born in Winterton, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland, Canada.
He graduated from Memorial University of Newfoundland with a Bachelor of Arts in Education, from the University of Alberta with a Masters in Education and from the University of Toronto with Doctor of Education served as a Salvation Army officer/teacher and school principal in many communities in the his native province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Tucker was also school principal and area administrator for the Mackenzie District of Northern Canada. Tucker has also played on stage plays and television specials as Grandpa Walcott, a lovable character of Ted Russell"s classics: The Holdin" Ground and Grand Pa"s New Industry. He died on October 6, 2015 at the age of 92.