James Irving Tucker

James Irving Tucker was born on January 17, 1959 to the late Nellie Moore McCray and Robert Edward Tucker. He was affectionately known as “Uncle Chubb” or “Chubby.” As a native Washingtonian, Chubby was educated in the District of Columbia Public Schools and attended Meridian Hill Baptist Church for many years. Like most youth, he started working at a young age. He worked at the DC Council of Churches as a summer youth counselor. He also worked at the Capital Building Maintenance as a floor detail specialist. While living in North Carolina for a short period, Chubby worked at the Family Dollar as a cashier. Because of his attention to detail and superb organizational skills, Chubby was asked to work at various Family Dollar locations assisting store management and staff with store inventory and other related tasks. Over the years, he also held many freelance positions working with various contractors on home and building projects serving as a landscaper, plaster and painter. Chubby had an outgoing personality and was one of a kind. He had a witty sense of humor and was always cracking jokes. Chubby loved sports! Of course, he always rooted for the home teams, especially his beloved Washington Redskins. In his youth, Chubby played football and one of his proudest moments was playing on a championship team at the DC Metropolitan Boys Club and receiving a trophy for the championship. Chubby was an avid reader and enjoyed reading the Washington Post daily - reading it from cover to cover. On Friday, September 27, 2019, Chubby departed this life at Washington Hospital Center. Left to cherish his memory are his two sisters, Doris A. McCray and Sharon E. Tucker; one brother, Donnell McCray, Jr. (Ret. Army) (Shirley) of Raeford, NC; two aunts, Katherine Davis of Lynchburg, VA and Ernestine Scott of Rustburg, VA; one uncle, William W. Jones of Washington, DC; nieces and nephews, Alina McCray (Danielle, Damond, Kevin Jr. and Derrell), Tisha McCray, Taria Foster (Kayla, Karon, Kaliyah and Tommy Kordell), Donnetta McCray, Donnett McCray, Tamika McCray (Amari, Ariyah, Amiyah and Amoni), Donnell McCray III, Lorenzo McCray (Anaiyah, Messiah, and Zoey) and a host of relatives and friends. Preceding him in death, his mother and father, Nellie Moore McCray and Robert Edward Tucker; sister Sheila E. McCray; aunts, DeLois Brice and Willie Mae Scott; and uncle, Joe L. Jones, Sr. Chubby loved his family and was well loved by all who befriended him. We are blessed with so many loving memories of Chubby in each of our lives. He will be so greatly missed.

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James Irving Tucker

January 17, 1959 - September 27, 2019