{"id":4099,"date":"2016-06-09T11:54:04","date_gmt":"2016-06-09T15:54:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lcpllutzlivetotell.org\/?p=4099"},"modified":"2016-08-22T12:15:31","modified_gmt":"2016-08-22T16:15:31","slug":"vietnam-veteran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lutzlivetotell.org\/?p=4099","title":{"rendered":"Vietnam Era vet \u2013 killed by a Marquette County Deputy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lcpllutzlivetotell.org\/let\/\"><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\">back<\/span><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MvNAROmjvSk?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;fs=1&amp;autohide=2&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;wmode=transparent\" width=\"665\" height=\"405\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span lang=\"en-US\">By <\/span><a href=\"mailto:UpperPeninsulaBreakingNews@gmail.com\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Greg Peterson<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span lang=\"en-US\">(Newberry, MI) \u2013 He was an elderly vet, retired logger who suffered back pain, grizzled outdoorsman with a rugged beard, loved hunting and fishing, spent hours reading old Westerns, would do anything to help anybody, was an avid antique collector, was shot and killed in standoff with police, and his family needs your help paying for costs of his death including cremation and a memorial service this Friday.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span lang=\"en-US\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-3252 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/upperpeninsulabreakingnews.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/06\/clifford-tucker.jpg?w=665\" alt=\"Clifford Tucker\" \/>68-year-old U.S. Amy veteran Clifford Leroy Tucker served his country during the \u201cVietnam era.\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span lang=\"en-US\">A Newberry, MI native, Tucker told neighbors he suffered unimaginable back pain due to decades of logging. Neighbors said the elderly man shared his residence with his grandson.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span lang=\"en-US\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-3251 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/upperpeninsulabreakingnews.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/06\/clifford-tucker-4-with-grandson-gofundme-page.jpg?w=665\" alt=\"Clifford Tucker 4 with grandson gofundme page\" \/><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span lang=\"en-US\">He was shot and killed by police while in a psychotic break due to the terrible pain that made life not worth living. His family spent the next weeks clearing out his vacant home of personal belongings \u2013 a haunting reminder of a man\u2019s life ended because he couldn\u2019t bear the miserable pain of decades of logging.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span lang=\"en-US\">A memorial service will be held 3 p.m. this Friday (June 24, 2016) at the Fraternal Order of the Eagles in Newberry followed by a luncheon.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span lang=\"en-US\">The U.P. Funeral Honors Team will provide respectful military honors <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span lang=\"en-US\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/28txzbg\" target=\"_blank\">GoFundMe<\/a> page has been set up by a friend for the family<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular\" data-original-width=\"665\" data-carousel-extra=\"{&quot;blog_id&quot;:70829833,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/upbreakingnews.com\\\/2016\\\/06\\\/19\\\/helppayfinalservicesforarmyvetshotbycops\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:70829833}\">\n<div class=\"gallery-row\" data-original-width=\"665\" data-original-height=\"333\">\n<div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" data-original-width=\"332\" data-original-height=\"333\">\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/upbreakingnews.com\/2016\/06\/19\/helppayfinalservicesforarmyvetshotbycops\/jake-van-effen\/#main\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Jake Van Effen\" src=\"https:\/\/upperpeninsulabreakingnews.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/06\/jake-van-effen.jpg?w=328&amp;h=329&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"Jake Van Effen\" width=\"328\" height=\"329\" data-attachment-id=\"3253\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/upperpeninsulabreakingnews.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/06\/jake-van-effen.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"240,240\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Jake Van Effen\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/upperpeninsulabreakingnews.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/06\/jake-van-effen.jpg?w=240\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/upperpeninsulabreakingnews.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/06\/jake-van-effen.jpg?w=240\" data-original-width=\"328\" data-original-height=\"329\" \/> <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" data-original-width=\"333\" data-original-height=\"333\">\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/upbreakingnews.com\/2016\/06\/19\/helppayfinalservicesforarmyvetshotbycops\/clifford-tucker-3\/#main\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Clifford Tucker 3\" src=\"https:\/\/upperpeninsulabreakingnews.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/06\/clifford-tucker-3.jpg?w=329&amp;h=329&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"Clifford Tucker 3\" width=\"329\" height=\"329\" data-attachment-id=\"3250\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/upperpeninsulabreakingnews.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/06\/clifford-tucker-3.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"200,200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Clifford Tucker 3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/upperpeninsulabreakingnews.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/06\/clifford-tucker-3.jpg?w=200\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/upperpeninsulabreakingnews.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/06\/clifford-tucker-3.jpg?w=200\" data-original-width=\"329\" data-original-height=\"329\" \/> <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong><span lang=\"en-US\">Jake Van Effen set up a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/28txzbg\" target=\"_blank\">GoFundMe<\/a> page to help the family defray costs of the heart-wrenching wrapping up the life of their beloved father and grandfather.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span lang=\"en-US\">The beneficiary of the campaign is <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">Donald Tucker, grandson of the cop shooting victim<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/28txzbg\" target=\"_blank\"><span lang=\"en-US\">https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/28txzbg<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span lang=\"en-US\">Memorial considerations may be directed to a fund for Clifford\u2019s grandchildren established at the First National Bank of St. Ignace- Newberry office, 1014 Newberry Ave. Newberry, MI 49868.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span lang=\"en-US\">\u201c<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">Cliff left behind his son Scott (Heather) and three beloved grandchildren,\u201d the GoFundMe page states. \u201cCliff was an avid hunter and fisherman and had a great passion for collecting antiques and reading Old Westerns.\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\"><strong>\u201cKnowing Cliff, personally, he would do anything for anyone if they needed help,\u201d the public fundraising page from his friend states. \u201cWhether your car didn\u2019t start, or if you had a flat tire, or maybe you just had a bad day and needed someone to talk to, well he was always there.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span lang=\"en-US\">This fund has been set up to donate to funeral\/cremation donations for Clifford\u2019s son Scott (Heather) and grandchildren. Every little bit will help and would be greatly appreciated.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span lang=\"en-US\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-3256 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/upperpeninsulabreakingnews.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/06\/shooting-victim-freeze-frames-31.png?w=665\" alt=\"Shooting Victim Freeze Frames 3\" \/><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span lang=\"en-US\">Tucker \u201cwas passionate for the outdoors\u201d and enjoyed hunting and fishing. A nice boat sat in his driveway at the moment of his death. Tucker was armed with a shotgun when killed by a cop, police say.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span lang=\"en-US\">He was a member of the John T. Bouchard 3701 Fraternal Order of the Eagles of Newberry. <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span lang=\"en-US\">Thurs., June 9, 2016.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span lang=\"en-US\">Suicide by cop \u2013 Marquette County Deputy Keith Romback:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span lang=\"en-US\">During a standoff with a shotgun in his residence at 245 Silver St. in Ishpeming Township, MI, 68-year-old <\/span><em><span lang=\"en-US\">Clifford LeRoy Tucker<\/span><\/em><span lang=\"en-US\"> was <\/span><em><span lang=\"en-US\">shot<\/span><\/em><span lang=\"en-US\"> four times by Marquette County Deputy Keith Romback.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span lang=\"en-US\">Officials say Tucker threatened Romback with the shotgun during the incident on June 9, 2016 in <\/span><em><span lang=\"en-US\">Ishpeming<\/span><\/em><span lang=\"en-US\"> Township. <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span lang=\"en-US\">Memorial services<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span lang=\"en-US\">Clifford Leroy Tucker<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span lang=\"en-US\">Ishpeming Twp. MI<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span lang=\"en-US\">Newberry native<br \/>\n(Jan. 26, 1948 \u2013 June 9, 2016)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newberry-news.com\/news\/2016-06-15\/Obituaries\/Clifford_Leroy_Tucker.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span lang=\"en-US\">http:\/\/www.newberry-news.com\/news\/2016-06-15\/Obituaries\/Clifford_Leroy_Tucker.html<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span lang=\"en-US\">Clifford was born on January 26, 1948 and passed away on Thursday, June 9, 2016.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span lang=\"en-US\">Clifford was born January 26, 1948 in Munising to Viola (Sevarns) and the late Leslie Leroy Tucker.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\"><strong>Clifford was a resident of Ishpeming Township, Michigan at the time of his passing.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\"><strong>Clifford served his country in the United States Army during the Vietnam era.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\"><strong>A memorial service will be held 3:00pm on Friday June 24 2016 at the Fraternal Order of the Eagles in Newberry. Military honors will be accorded by the U.P. Funeral Honors Team. A luncheon will be held following the service.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span lang=\"en-US\">Jake Van Effen set up a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/28txzbg\" target=\"_blank\">GoFundMe<\/a> page to help the family defray costs of the heart-wrenching wrapping up the life of their beloved father and grandfather.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span lang=\"en-US\">The beneficiary of this campaign is <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">Donald Tucker, relative of cop shooting victim<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/28txzbg\" target=\"_blank\"><span lang=\"en-US\">https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/28txzbg<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\"><strong>Clifford Tucker, 68 years old, died unexpectedly on June 9, 2016. Cliff left behind his son Scott (Heather) and three beloved grandchildren. Cliff was an avid hunter and fisherman and had a great passion for collecting antiques and reading Old Westerns. Knowing Cliff, personally, he would do anything for anyone if they needed help.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\"><strong>Whether your car didn\u2019t start, or if you had a flat tire, or maybe you just had a bad day and needed someone to talk to, well he was always there. Clifford is also a veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\"><strong>This fund has been set up to donate to funeral\/cremation donations for Clifford\u2019s son Scott (Heather) and Grandchildren. Every little bit will help and would be greatly appreciated. Please donate if you are able! Thank you! <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span lang=\"en-US\">Memorial considerations may be directed to a fund for Clifford\u2019s grandchildren established at the First National Bank of St. Ignace- Newberry office, 1014 Newberry Ave. Newberry, MI 49868.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span lang=\"en-US\"><br \/>\nClifford is survived by a son Scott (Heather Donato) Tucker of Ishpeming, his mother Viola Troop of Newberry, 3 grandchildren, Owen, Hunter and Hailey Tucker, sisters &amp; brothers: Chris Thompson and Patty Shocinski both of Mesa, AZ Danny (Dorothy) Troop, Ernie (Liz) Troop both of Newberry, Jerry Troop of Texas, Helen (Ervin) Schroder of New Braunfels, TX, Cindy and Ann, and an uncle Roger (Florence) Sevarns of Newberry, along with many nieces and nephews. Clifford was preceded in death by his father, his wife Patricia Tucker, a sister Laura and a brother Tim Troop.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>A memorial service will be held 3:00pm on Friday June 24, 2016 at the Fraternal Order of the Eagles in Newberry. Military honors will be accorded by the U.P. Funeral Honors Team. A luncheon will be held following the service.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Clifford\u2019s obituary may be viewed at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bjorkandzhulkie.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">bjorkandzhulkie.com<\/a> where relatives and friends may leave a note of remembrance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>retrieved from: https:\/\/upbreakingnews.com\/tag\/suicidal-elderly-veteran-u-s-army-army-veteran-suicide-by-cop-police-shooting-shooting-killed-shot-shotgun-pistol-ishpeming-township-cpr-u-p-health-system-bell-shot-by-police-bjork-an\/<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; back By Greg Peterson (Newberry, MI) \u2013 He was an elderly vet, retired logger who suffered back pain, grizzled outdoorsman with a rugged beard, loved hunting and fishing, spent hours reading old Westerns, would do anything to help anybody, was an avid antique collector, was shot and killed in &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4109,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[95],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4099","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sbp"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lutzlivetotell.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4099","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lutzlivetotell.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lutzlivetotell.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lutzlivetotell.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lutzlivetotell.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4099"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.lutzlivetotell.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4099\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lutzlivetotell.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4109"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lutzlivetotell.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4099"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lutzlivetotell.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4099"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lutzlivetotell.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4099"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}