The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1919-11-06
MASONIC BODY
HONORS COL. TUCKER

II.
ranking colonel Of the retired list of /
the United States Army. who died at
the Cottage hospital Friday morning
from internal hemOrrhages, was es-
corted from the Anderson Undertaking |
psrlOrs to the railway station by men,
bers of Hood River Commandery of |
Knights Templar. On arrival in Port. /
land Saturday night the body was
taken at once to the Scottish Rite Ma
sonic cathedral, where it remained in
state until Sunday night when the Ka.
dosh funeral service was held at 9. 80
O'Clock.
While Col. Tucker. whose age was
90. was native of Boston. his father,
William Francis Tucker, and family
moved to Chicago while Col. Tucker
was but seven years of age. The
father was prominent pioneer busi-
ness man of Chicago. having been for
years at the head of the Stock Yards
Bank.
| Col. Tucker is survived by his Wild
ow, who accompanied the body to
| Portland and who left with the re-
mains Monday for Chicago where, be-
side his parents and grandparents, in
terment will take place in the old
/ family lot at Graceland cemetery. He
leaves two sisters. Mrs Thomas Viii.
der, of Elmhurst. Chicago suburb.
and Mrs. Jennie Tucker Johnson, of
Bloomington, ILL., Seven nephews and
| two nieces survive.
| Col. Tucker received his first COM
mission as a major of the paymaster'
corps in 1882. He filled manv import
ant positions during his military career
ill health 10 years ago while stationed
/ in Chicago. Scores of army officers,
whom he then ranked, have won inter
national note since the great world
war began. When in Chicago he was
on the staff Of Gen. Fred Grant. In
/ the Philippines he was on Gen. Leon.
ard Woods staff.
Col Tucker was a warm friend of
Gen. Pershing. He was ranking
officer of Gen. Liggett when the latter
was acquainted Of detail that would
take him to the army school at Fort
Leavenworth. Col. Tucker was fond
of recalling the incident when Gen.
Liggett. then a major, told of his as.
signment. Gen. Liggett was not sat
istied, fearing that he would be buried
in continual round of routine. But
Col. Tucker pointed out the opportuni-
ties that would await man with
years of experience at the army school
IN case his contry entered hostilities of
a large scale.
! In addition to serving in the Spanish
American War. in the Gerenimo cam
paign, in the Philippines and the Arc
tic. Col Tucker had seen service at
at most of the army posts along the
Canadian border.
Col. Tucker had won the hearts of
Hood River people during his 10 years
of residence here. His was always a
military bearing, and he carried him
self with an old time courtesy. He
was fond of children, and he and his
wife on their visits to Hood River
found delight in visiting families of
friends with little ones.
When he came here seeking health
he purchased tract of forest land
overlooking the upper Hood river and
with one of the finest views ohtainable
of Mount Hood. In memory of Manila
days it was called FL Corregidor.
There in secusion with his brother-in-
law, George Frey, he hadscleared the
land and planted large orchard acre.
age. and was Just beginning to realize
the rewards of his labor by the first
apple crops when death came.
Col. fuckers death was a direct re-
suit of disease contractediin the Philip
pine Islands. Ten years ago he under
went an operation that surgeons feared
might result fatally. His life was un-
doubtedly prolonged by the simple life
of an Upper Valley orchardist. He
had gained recuperaticn and was in
fairly rugged health when the fatal
hemorrhages started. Performing the
lighter TASKS of the farm had become
a part Of his daily life. His death re.
suits from the freeze that visited the
district recently. Alarmed over the
weather conditions he had aided in
transferring apples to place of
safety. Thus, it is likely. he broke
the abdominal adhesions of an old op.
GRAFTON.
Col. Tucker lost consciousness Tues
day afternoon Of last week and for "a
hours was in stupor He regained
consciousness just before he passed
away, recognizing Mrs. Tucker with
his last remaining vitality.