Kadeem "Deem" Tucker

Kadeem Lee Tucker son of Gregory and Karen Tucker was born January 27th 1995 in Wilmington, DE. "Deem" as he was affectionately known, departed this life on December 13, 2014 at the University Hospital of Pennsylvania surrounded by his loved ones. Kadeem matriculated through the Red Clay Consolidated School District, and graduated from Hodgson Vocational High School in 2013 with distinguished honors. He started college at Delaware State University with the hope of obtaining his Bachelors degree in Business Administration. Unfortunately, due to illness Kadeem had to place his education on hold. Kadeem's pleasant demeanor and positive outlook on life significantly impacted all those who had the honor and pleasure to meet him. Among his list of accomplishments Kadeem was a graduate of F.A.ME (Forum to Advance Minorities in Engineering), intern at the United Way, and a graduate of The Black Achievers program where he was a recipient of the Youth Entrepreneur Award for his clothing line "Eminent" which he co-owned with his long time friend Macquan Higgin. Kadeem did not allow his illness to dampen his spirits or curb his enthusiasm for service. As a member of New Community Church he served diligently as an usher. In addition, Kadeem would make the time to attend his brothers' basketball and football games, show up for his various part time jobs and seized every opportunity he could to mentor younger boys. If you never had the opportunity to taste Kadeem's cooking you certainly missed a treat, he could truly "throw down" a meal. Kadeem is survived by his parents Karen and Greg, grandparents Gloria Kidd (DE), Lloyd Kidd (FL) , Sarah Coverdale (DE) and Walter Tucker (DE), three brothers Naki, Gregory, and Karon, devoted cousin Markevic Johnson, great aunts and great uncles, aunts, uncles, cousins and a host of other relatives and friends. Read Kadeem Tucker's Obituary and Guestbook on houseofwrightmortuary.com.