Barbara Tucker

Barbara Young Glover Tucker passed away peacefully in her home in Aptos, CA surrounded by family, friends and love. She bravely faced her two year challenge with lung cancer with the same strength, focus and determination that defined her entire 76 years of life. Barbara was preceded in death by her parents Thomas & Lucy Glover, her sister Carolyn McDonough and her husband, of 43 years, Gerald Tucker.

Barbara, known as Bobby or Nani by her grandchildren, is survived by her brother Tom Glover, as well as her four children; Jeanie Bell, Jeff Tucker, Jim Tucker, Linda Sossenheimer. Nine grandchildren, Emily, Rosalie, Jessica, Sara, Erin, Philip, Jaime, Anna, Christina and her three great grandchildren, Kali and Kolby and Sydney.

Bobby was raised in Pasadena, CA, the granddaughter of California Governor C. C. Young (1926), attended Westridge High School for Girls and graduated from Stanford University in 1959 with a degree in History. She and her husband Jerry moved to Santa Cruz in 1960 raising their family in Aptos since 1962. She was an avid gardener, creating and maintaining beautiful landscapes everywhere she called home. She enjoyed renovating, remodeling and was always busy with her house projects.

Bobby spent most of the past 10 years in Pahala, Hawaii. During this time she was known and loved as a local philanthropist using her passion for music, as "Auntie Ba", on-air at a local radio station in the Pahala, Kau district. She spearheaded donation drives benefitting local residents, schools and cultural festivals as well as playing great music. Bobby's work was often focused on local non-profit organizations like the "Halau Hula O Leionalani" and helping fund the annual Hula Festival and community outreach programs for troubled youth.

Bobby will be greatly missed by her friends and family. Services will be held on Saturday December 20th at 11 am at Seascape Resort in Aptos, CA. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Hospice of Santa Cruz County and/or Halau Hula O Leionalani.

HALAU HULA O LEIONALANI
Debbie & Kawehi Ryder
PO Box 1023
Pahala, HI 96777
Home: 808-315-7032
Cell: 808-649-9334

Hospice of Santa Cruz County
940 Disc Drive
Scotts Valley, CA 95066
831-430-3000
http://www.hospicesantacruz.org