Rod Tucker Clan Easter

Well, yesterday was the annual Easter egg hunt in the backyard. We hid, or sort of hid, 84 pastic easter eggs. After the hunt was over we dyed eggs inside. A good time was had by all but I sure do miss those good ol' days when we would go easter egg rolling. I think that is becoming a dying or nearly dead tradition. Hope everyone else in the family have had a good Easter. I have attached a couple of pictures of the events around here. I am hoping if I do more posting here maybe my siblings and Mom will as well. Love all of you.

I remember where I was 10 years ago yesterday

I was at work. I had a normal day and I had a question I had to ask Roger. So I called his work and asked if I could speak to Roger Ellis, I am sorry ma'am but he has left on a family emergency. I said excuse me but I am his wife, what family emergency would I not know about. She didn't know for sure so I hung up with her. I had Michelle Walker call her husband who worked nights and get on the radio to find out what was going on. In the mean time I had an emergency phone call on park 00. I picked it up only to find that Lorie was on the other end saying that dad had quit breathing at work and they had to take him to the hospital. She had her sister Becky on her way to pick me up as she thought it would not be a good idea for me to drive there. I waited anxiously for Becky and then remembered that it was the longest ride back to the hospital but that Becky was doing everything she could do to get me there as fast as she could. All I kept saying was please not my daddy, please not my daddy. When we got to the hospital, I saw Mom and Dad's bishop and his wife along with Lynda's Mom and Dad leaving, I was thinking that is kinda strange. But then again I was going to be okay because I would go into a busy emergency room and it would make me feel better. I walked into the most empty emergency room I had ever saw, including no receptionist that I could see. I rang the button and waited for someone to come and told them that I was here for Van Tucker. He said right thru the door ma'am. I opened the door and Rod looked and me and said Susie they did everything they could, he is gone. I collapsed to the floor crying no not my daddy. I remember my brothers and my Mom's bishop giving me a blessing that things would calm down for me and that I would have a peaceful feeling know that Dad was where he need to be right now. They gave me a sedative so that I could calm down. I went in to see him, only to find his body laying so still on the table with a breathing tube in his mouth and he having a gray color to him. I stood there and stroked his hair and cheek. Then kissed him on the forehead. We had the best day before and couldn't ask for him to come back as he was now out of his pain and could not ask to be in a better place. We as a family had a great week together, ending in going to the temple before the viewing and then being able to go to a temple dedication the Sunday after. I Love you Daddy of mine!!!!!!!!

Photos in memory of Dad

Memorable Day for the Tuckers

It was 10 years ago today that the patriarch of the Van Tucker Family graduated from this life to immortality. I am sure that all of us remember where we were and what we were doing when we heard the news that day. I, for one, am very grateful to call him my father and look forward to the day when we will meet again. Not yet though. If I knew how to post pictures up here I would but I am still too green in this blogging stuff. Love ya Dad.