Grace and peace in Jesus' name. I met "Tuck" in 1991, and we became like brothers. He had the calmest, most peaceful attitude towards death of anyone I've ever known. Once I was driving him somewhere, and my car stalled. He helped me push it to the side of the road shoulder-to-shoulder. His soft-spokenness and humility will never be forgotten. When genius like that leaves the earth, all creation seems to take notice. God knew Ira was the right person to entrust with those extraordinary gifts.
Ira Tucker died on Tuesday in Philadelphia. He was 83.The cause was heart failure, his son, Ira Jr., said, adding that he had earlier suffered two major heart attacks. :( RIP