Leslie Rena Vanessa Tucker

LESLIE RENA VANESSA TUCKER, a loving, caring, and devoted daughter, sister, and aunt, departed this life on Thursday, November 5, 2009, after fifty-four years of servitude and a willingness of self-sacrificing for others. She was born on September 6, 1955 in Charleston, south Carolina to Eugene D. Tucker (Anderson) and the late Ivory G. Tucker. She was the youngest of five children. In 1973, she graduated from Roosevelt Junior/Senior High School, Roosevelt, New York. Subsequently, she studied Business Administration at Morgan State University.Vanessa's parent raised her and her siblings to love, serve and revere God. She received her spiritual foundation in the Church of God and gave her life to the Lord in 2000. As Vanessa began to develop a more intimate relationship with God, she encouraged everyone around her to do the same. She loved her nieces and nephews like they were her children. Vanessa did all she could through her words and by example to show them how to stick together as a family and to always do more than was expected.Though she was widely known as an entrepreneur, Vanessa began her career working in law firms as a Para-Legal. Her passion for excellence and perfection caused her her to take notice of the lack of quality and professionalism in the preparation of legal documents due to poor communication and inadequate training. Seeing an opportunity to capitalize on these deficiencies, her business, The Perfect Word, was born. Vanessa began doing small projects for friends and eventually developed a reputation for having reasonable prices with a quick turnaround time. The word was out and Vanessa was able to work full time for herself. Her growing client base afforded her the opportunity to employ many of her nieces and nephews over the years.Vanessa always supported entrepreneurship. She had an engaging personality and loved to network. She was a strong supporter and promoter of small business throughout the state. In addition to her support for entrepreneurship, she was devoted to helping low-income women obtain marketable skills to acquire decent employment.She leaves to cherish fond memories: her mother, Eugene D. Anderson; three brothers, Ivory E. Tucker (Diane), Robert S. Tucker (Jean), Stanley W. Tucker (Cynthia); one sister, Lydia J. Hickey (Pat Tucker); eight nephews who were more like sons, Ivory Bishop, Ivory A. Tucker, Jamiar Tucker (Tiffany), Khary Tucker, R. Scott Tucker (Yeruk), Dekel Tucker (Danyett), Darion Tucker, and Mikel Tucker; five nieces who were more like daughters, Renee Tucker, Melina Owens, R. Sher'rae Tucker, Kali Hickey and Keri Hickey; as well as a host of great-nephew, nieces, cousins and friends.

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Leslie Rena Vanessa Tucker

September 6, 1955 - November 4, 2009