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Don Harrell Tucker
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January 21, 1930
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Born in Brownwood, Brown County, Texas
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1948
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Graduated and enrolled at West Texas State
University on a football scholarship.
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1951
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Led his team to victory in the Sun Bowl
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1951
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Married Mavis Hardy
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1951
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Started Graduate School at the University
of Texas
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1958
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Graduated with his PhD in Mathematics
and joined the faculty in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Utah.
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1968
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Moved to Washington DC as a visiting
faculty member at the Catholic University of America for one year
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1973
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Divoriced Mavis Hardy
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1974
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Married Carolym Connell
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1980
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Received the Distinguished Honors
Professor Award
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1998
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Divoriced Carolyn Connell
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April 14, 2025
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Passed away at the age of 92
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