Thomas Aloysius Tucker

Thomas Aloysius Tucker, 68, of Desert Hot Springs, Calif., died January 31, 2013 in Desert Hot Springs, Calif. He was born May 15, 1944, to Martin and Edna Tucker in Brooklyn N. Y. He retired as a police officer. He was a member of Alcoholic Anonymous "AA" and Gamblers
Anonymous "GA". He served in the Navy from October 1961 to May 1965 as an E-5. He is survived by: daughter, Kimberly A. Ormonde of Ripon, Calif.; sons, Thomas Martin Tucker, Port St. Lucie, Fla., Sean Patrick Tucker of Bend, Ore.; sisters, Catherine G. Tucker of Palm Desert, Calif., Barbara Golemme of Seaford, N. Y., Patricia Ripoll, Wantagh, N. Y., Eileen Diers of Seaford, N. Y.; brothers, Martin G. Tucker of Summerland, Calif., Kevin Tucker of Levittown, N. Y., and seven grandchildren. Visitation will be Saturday, February 9, 2013 at 11:00 am followed by memorial services at Forest Lawn, Cathedral City, Calif., at 3:00 pm, followed by interment at 4:15 pm. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Alano Club in memory of Thomas A. Tucker. Please mail checks to the Alano Club c/o D.C., P.O. Box 4341, Palm Springs, CA 92263