More detail on this person: Harold Jerome
Rucker Sr., 66, of Hayward, CA went home to be
with the Lord, Mon., Jan. 12, 2015, at 6:30 am.
Harold was born on Nov. 6, 1948 in Cleveland, OH,
the son of Rev Tony S. and Etta Ree Smith Rucker.
He was married to Billie Ann Welch Rucker from
1968 to1978 and two children were born from that
union. He later met Marva Lynn Hickman in 1985
where they formed a long time partnership until
his death.
Harold graduated from John F. Kennedy High
School in Cleveland, OH in 1967. After high
school, Harold served in the United States Army as
a First Lieutenant, Aviation Commander and
Helicopter Pilot. He served in the Vietnam War and
later received an Army Aviator Badge, Vietnam
Service Metal with one Bronze Service Star, Air
Medal, and a Republic Vietnam Campaign Metal.
Harold attended Evergreen College in San Jose, CA
majoring in Electronics. Harold was employed by
the Federal Aviation Administration as an Air
Traffic Controller and later retired from the
United States Postal Service.
He is survived by his partner Marva Hickman of
Hayward, CA and two children, Harold Jerome Jr.,
of Elk Grove, CA and Teresa Delores of Monterey,
CA, grandson, Jory of Los Angeles, CA and a host
of Aunts, Uncles, cousins and friends. He was
preceded in death by his parents and a stepmother,
Gladys Rucker.
We celebrate a life well-lived and a person
well-loved. Harold will be truly missed by all
that knew him.
Published in Inside Bay Area on Jan. 25, 2015
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