Welcome to the "Dr. Tucker", an icon of East Point, page.
You may wonder what it is. It is a collection of classmates
recollections and experiences of the good Doctor.
We received the original notice of the good Doctor's death from fellow
classmate Jim (Jimmy) Goad. A link to an AJC article is:
How does the material get posted?
Well, if we were real talented web masters, you could just post it here
yourself. Absent those talents, we request you send the material by email
to John Mullinax at johnm@mindspring.com
or Jimmy Knight at
knightjek@earthlink.net. If you prefer regular mail just send it to
John at 4231 McClatchey Cir, Atlanta, GA 30342.
How is the material organized?
It will appear on this page on a first come first served basis in the form of
a Table of Contents listing the Topic and identifying the contributor. The
topic will be a clickable link to the body of the material. It is that
simple; so, let's get started.
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"A Missed
Opportunity"
Saw in the AJC today that Dr. Tucker passed away he was 94 .The AJC had a
great article up on him . Many of us went to Dr Tucker . He put eight
stitches in my top lip in 1955 . That injury put a halt to my career as an
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Sports and Horsing Around
I remember
two events involving Dr. Tucker.
The first
involved Jimmy Bonner when he injured his back in a football game. Dr.
Tucker was at the game and somehow, I don’t remember exactly how, took Jimmy
to his office. Coach Alex Truitt, Harold McDonald and I went to Dr.
Tucker’s office as soon as the game was over and stayed while he examined
Jimmy. It turned out he wasn’t injured very bad.
The second
involved Buddy McGlon. We were horsing around in the classroom portion of
the new gym after school and I accidentally slammed the door to Coach
Truitt’s classroom on Buddy’s hand. Buddy jerked his hand and pulled out a
finger nail. It still makes me a little queasy when I think about it. We
took him to Dr. Tucker’s and he treated his hand. I specifically remember
Dr. Tucker giving him a shot for the pain.
By the way, I
don’t remember Dr. Tucker looking anything like the picture in the AJC
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| Penicillin
Shots Caught the article last night in the AJC. What ever was
wrong you were given a penicillin shot.
http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/obits/stories//2009/05/04/robert_tucker_obituary.html |
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Another East Point Institution is Gone
So another East Point institution is gone. Dr. Tucker treated me for the
flu one winter in the 1950's, and to me he seemed like a wise old man then.
He was only in his late 30's or early 40's, but when you're a teenager
anyone over 20 seems ancient.
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After a Typical Football Game
AFTER A TYPICAL FOOTBALL GAME AT SOUTH PARK ,HE SEWED THE MIDDLE OF MY
FACE BACK TOGETHER . THE WORK OF A PLASTIC SURGEON PEOPLE LATER TOLD
ME HE WAS GOOD TO HAVE AROUND IF SOMEONE HIT YOU IN THE FACE WITH A
ROCK
AND AS THE STORY GOES MOST DOC,S WOULD [NOT] HAVE BEEN AT HOME THAT LATE AT
NIGHT
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He Was Our Family Doctor
The message
below is from Burgan Revell, Russell ’56. Many of our classmates knew
Burgan. By-the-way, he had a very successful career with the FBI. I’ve
seen him on Fox News several times. He currently goes by “Buck” and is the
CEO of a company supporting Homeland Security and other government
organizations. Jimmy Knight
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Jimmy,
I remember Dr. Tucker very well. He was our family Dr. and probably saved my
life when he had my parents rush me to the hospital after I became very ill
during school and went home. Mother talked to Dr. Tucker on the phone and
immediately thereafter called Dad. He came home and they took me to Crawford
W. Long Hospital where Dr. Tucker operated on me and removed my appendix
just as it ruptured. If he hadn’t recognized my symptoms I would have
probably not gone to the hospital until the infection spread throughout my
body.
Dr.
Tucker also didn’t believe in coddling patents; during my senior year I hurt
my leg during football practice. An X-Ray showed a hairline fracture but
when I argued that I had to play because we didn’t have enough players. Mom
was not real crazy about the idea of me playing, but Dr. Tucker convinced
her that he could put me in a soft cast and I would be able to play without
further injury. It worked just fine. The only problem was that it did cut
down on my “blazing speed”; I expect that not too many people noticed the
difference.
Dr.
Tucker was a fine man and a true servant to mankind. It was a privilege to
be his patient and to have him as a friend. Regards, Burgan |
Burgan "Buck"
Revell
Class of '56 |
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He's the Reason I'm Not Cripple
Today.
He had made a house call on Penrose Dr. and I
had just fell on my bike, and had a compound commuted fraction. It was
horrible.
Amazing, I was thinking about him lately, and
wondered if he had [passed] on.
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