March 6, 1957 ~ May 22, 2026
With his family by his side, Paul Ivan Tucker passed away unexpectedly on May 22, 2026, at Community Hospital in Grand Junction from a brief and sudden illness. He was 69.
Paul was born on March 6, 1957, at Pioneers Hospital in Meeker, Colorado, to Vern and Beth (Foster) Tucker. His father’s livelihood was road construction, and Paul joined his family on the road as they moved from…
Paul was my best friend! My memories go back to our beginning friendship in high school, hanging out and running around town in Paul’s first car, a big Ford LTD station wagon, and subsequently in Paul’s big dream, The Blackbird. He truly loved that car. And then upon my graduating and moving to Grand Junction, he made the trip down on countless occasions to hang out on weekends and any other time he had at the Trailer. Wow, some awesome memories.
And then after my stent on the railroad Paul hooked me up with a job as worm for Jack Hutchinson, on a hole in Rock Springs Wyoming. And that was another adventure for sure, that lasted until the energy bust of ‘83 at which time Paul ventured into the trucking industry and I into the local junior college, which led me to a career job in the northern most part of NY state.
As our lives moved forward, and with greater physical distance between us, we always maintained our friendship via phone or by my frequent (at every opportunity) visits back to Colorado.
Sadly one of my dearest reasons for going home has changed, to see my best friend.
Your forever in my thoughts Paul!
Love and miss you.