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“HONORING WILLIAM CLAYTON TUCKER” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Transportation was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on pages E1045-E1046 on July 23, 2018.
The Department handles nearly all infrastructure crisscrossing the country. Downsizing the Federal Government, a project aimed at lowering taxes and boosting federal efficiency, said the Department should be privatized to save money, reduce congestion and spur innovation.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
HONORING WILLIAM CLAYTON TUCKER
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HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON
of mississippi
in the house of representatives
Monday, July 23, 2018
Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Mr. William Clayton ``W.C.'' Tucker, well known as a Christian man of great character and integrity with an enormous love for the Lord and his family.
Mr. William Clayton ``W.C.'' Tucker passed away surrounded by his family on Friday, July 13, 2018. He was born on February 25, 1950 to William Tucker and Olivia Smith Tucker. He was a 1968 graduate of Siggers High School in Shannon and a 1971 graduate of Mississippi Industrial College in Holly Springs.
Mr. Tucker shared 39 years of marriage with the love of his life, Mrs. Patty Tucker. They were blessed to have raised two wonderful daughters, Camille Young and Dr. Emily C. Tucker, and three lovely grandchildren; Amber and Kayla Young and William Tucker Young.
In 1989, while attending Union Baptist M.B. Church in Shannon, Mr. Tucker was ordained a deacon. He later joined White Hill M.B. Church in Tupelo where he taught Men's Sunday School classes.
After 35 years of hard work as a Senior Certified Engineer Technician, Mr. Tucker retired from the Mississippi Department of Transportation. Post retirement, he launched Tucker's Fresh Produce and sold fresh vegetables at the Tupelo Farmers Market.
Mr. Tucker was an avid gardener who was featured in the Daily Journal, the Lee County Courier, Mississippi State Extension Publications, Mississippi Farm Bureau Magazine, Minority Landowners Magazine, and WTVA for his successful high tunnel gardening techniques. He enjoyed working with the youth of White Hill Church and Haven Acres Boys and Girls Club teaching raised-bed gardening. He was a member of the Lee County Master Gardener's Association and the Mississippi Minority Farmers Alliance. He was a former 4-H volunteer and Red Cross volunteer.
Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Mr. William Clayton ``W.C.'' Tucker for his dedication to serving others.
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