Article: Thomas J. Rucker Dies; Oversaw Navy Hospitals

Thomas Jackson Rucker, 67, a retired Navy commander and hospital administrator in the Medical Service Corps, died of an aneurysm Sept. 22 at Fairfax Hospital.

Cmdr. Rucker, an Annandale resident, began his Naval career at the end of World War II and received his commission in 1957. He served mostly in the Medical Service Corps and was assigned to bases around the world.

He moved to the Washington area in 1972 for a post with the Navy's Bureau of Personnel.

He retired from the military in 1979 and went into real estate business for Mount Vernon Realty and Re/Max Realty. He retired from his second profession in 1992.

Cmdr. Rucker, who was born in Roswell, Ga., was a graduate of the University ...

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