Larry Tucker

Larry “Two Rivers” Tucker, 55, died Oct. 16, 2007, at Valley Hospital.

Tucker was born in Detroit, Mich., on July 17, 1952. A graveside service at his home took place Oct. 22.

Tucker was a Native American and very passionate about his heritage. He lived a very traditional Native American lifestyle with traditional values, and he passed these values to his children.

Tucker was very adventurous and free-spirited. He was an Alaska pioneer since 1996 and was a great outdoorsman. He loved hunting and fishing. He built his own home and worked in the construction trades. He set goals and was very persistent.

Tucker backpacked across the United States 35 times. He backpacked because he wanted to see life as people actually lived. He walked because he wanted to see life as it was and not at 65 mph. He wanted to see the world as it was meant to be seen. His adventurous spirit gave him vast knowledge of life, and he seized opportunities to experience much more of life than most people experience.

He was a wonderful husband, generous and known as a happy and contented man. In the last years of his life he lived his dream. Living in Alaska was what he always wanted. He loved animals and Jesus, and was a very spiritual man.

Tucker is survived by his wife, Sylvia; daughters, Amanda and Erin Tucker; son, Alan Tucker; and grandchildren, Logan and Charlie Tucker.

Arrangements were with Alaskan Heritage Memorial Chapel.