Thomas E. Tucker, age 66 of Cedar Creek, TX died October 23, 2017 due to a brief illness. He was born April 29, 1951 to Harold and Lois Tucker in Freeport, IL. Tom graduated from Freeport High School and later married Diann Vautsmeier in August of 1971. They divorced in 1980.

Tom moved to Texas in 1991 where he later married his wife Georgina on June 5, 1994. Tom loved staying busy. He was always building or fixing things, reading, listening to music and watching the cubs.

He is survived by his wife, Georgina; his two children, Jody Kay Tucker of Clearwater, FL and Jimi James (Peggy) Tucker of Bourbonnais, IL; his two step daughters, Brenda (Meyers) Baker of Bastrop,Texas and Justine Meyers of Czech Republic ; his five grandchildren, Jaylun, Jeramya, Mikey, Delia and Zoey; his four step grandchildren, Brittany, Dominic, Gabriella and Landen; his  two great grandsons, Jaydun and Jayce; his two brothers, Kenneth Ross (Brenda) Tucker of Pearl City, Il  and Hal Owen (Cynthia) Tucker of Stockton, IL. He is preceded in death by his father, Harold.

There will be a celebration of life on Saturday, November 11, 2017 at 1:00 pm at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Stockton. A memorial fund has been established. Condolences may be shared with Tom's family at www.hermannfuneralhome.com .