METHUEN, Mass. – Richard W. Tucker, 69, of Salem, N.H., died peacefully surrounded by his family Friday, Nov. 7, at Caritas Holy Family Hospital.

He was born in Lewiston, Jan. 3, 1939, son of the late Richard and Marion (Tidswell) Tucker. He was eduated in Canton and graduated from Canton High School, in 1957. He served in the U.S. Air Force and received an honorable discharge.

For 30 years, he was employed as a truck driver with Sanborn Motor Express and later with APA Transportation and was a member of the Teamsters Local 25. He was a Mason with the Whitney Lodge in Canton, and he also was a member of the Shrine at Bektash Temple in Concord, N.H.

He leaves his wife of 23 years, Kathleen R. (Burrington) Tucker of Salem, N.H.; his children, Sharon C. McCarron and husband, Michael, of Hartford, Tracy D. Donahue and husband, Thomas, of Salem, N.H., Nancy E. Tucker of Salem, N.H., Bert A. Tucker of Cummings, Ga., and Kevin Izzo and his wife, Hui Gao, of Providence, R.I.; a sister, Saundra J. Wright of Alexandria, Va.; grandchildren, Zachary and Sean McCarron of Hartford, and Yali and Yarming Izzo, both of Providence, R.I.; his niece, Courtney Vann and husband, Tommy, and his great-niece, Jade Vann, both of Lorton, Va.