![]() ![]() He was a 1950 graduate of West Chester High School. Tuck was born Septemin Cedar County, Iowa, the son of Frank and Nellie (O’Brien) Tucker. Social distancing practices and the wearing of a mask is required. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Eagles Lodge of Iowa City. Burial with Military Honors will be held at St. Visitation will be Sunday, February 28th from 2 to 4 PM at the funeral home. The service may be viewed by way of a Zoom link which may be found on Tuck’s obituary page at under the Tribute Wall. Funeral Services will be held at 10 AM, Monday, Maat Lensing Funeral & Cremation Service, Iowa City with Father Stephen Witt officiating. “Tuck” Tucker, 88, died Sunday, February 21, 2021. Online condolences may be sent to Iowa City, Iowa Tuck was preceded in death by his parents, his siblings, Donald, Kenneth, Cecelia “Sis” Lehman, and his step-grandson, Braden Bertelli. Tuck is survived by his wife, Karen three children, Scott (Kelly) Tucker of Lone Tree, Thomas Tucker of Coralville, and Tammy (Barry) Lenoch of Champaign, IL step-children, Kelly Bertelli of Coralville, Troy (Shelly) Bertelli of Independence Tamara (Bob) Lenton of Iowa City, Trevor (Teresa) Bertelli of Parnell, and Torrance (Angie) Bertelli of Iowa City 6 grandchildren, 8 great grandchildren, 11 step grandchildren, and 2 step great grandchildren. He enjoyed playing euchre, golfing, traveling, and most important was time spent with family. Tuck was a member of the Eagles Lodge, the VFW, the American Legion, the Elks Club, and the Moose Lodge. Tuck owned and operated “Tuck’s Place” for 30 years, retiring in 2001. ![]() On JTuck married Karen Rourke in Iowa City. Tuck served in the US Navy (1952-1956) during the Korean War. I’m so lucky I got to work with him for so many years.James J. A killer work ethic, passionately into it. I’ll always remember him at his drawing board, arms blackened to the elbows with graphite, eraser shavings everywhere, bringing my characters to life. ![]() “Hey Arnold!” creator Craig Bartlett paid tribute to Tucker on Instagram, writing: “A great friend, a master draftsman, a tireless practical joker, a brilliant storyteller, the first one I reached out to when I began ‘Hey Arnold!’ because he was the best board guy I had ever met. Beyond his work in the film and television industry, Tucker began teaching graphic and animation design in 2015 at Longwood University in Farmville, Va. ![]() Tucker’s most recent project was as a storyboard revisionist for the upcoming “Bob’s Burgers” film, which is currently in production. Tucker also wrote six episodes of the series. Tucker was also well-known for his work on “SpongeBob SquarePants,” including as a storyboard artist for “SpongeBob SquarePants The Movie” in 2004 and as the supervising storyboard director for 47 episodes of the hit series from 2007 to 2014. He was the storyboard director on 25 episodes of “Hey Arnold!” between 19, and went on to direct “Hey Arnold! The Movie” in 2002 as well as working as the supervising director on 19 episodes of the show between 19. ![]()
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