ObituaryZachary Tucker
Submitted on Friday, June 8, 2012
Zachary C. Tucker (’92 M.Ed.), Denton, who served as student activities coordinator
from 1984 to 1996, died May 1. Known as a devoted mentor, university supporter and
Mean Green fan, Tucker received the UNT Alumni Association’s 2004 Ulys Knight Spirit
Award, given to alumni for their efforts to sustain spirit among the UNT family. He
earned a bachelor’s degree from Texas Wesleyan University and a master’s in adult
and continuing education from UNT.He had served on the University Union board of directors,
the Honors Day committee, and parking and housing appeals boards. He also was named
an outstanding alumnus of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity multiple times and served as
an officer of the fraternity’s alumni association. He continued mentoring students
and employees as the manager of the Wells Fargo branch in the University Union before
moving to PointBank, where he was a vice president and branch manager.