Irma Alicia Luker's Obituary
Luker, Irma Alicia “Ann” Ducote Of Dallas, passed from the embrace of her family into the loving arms of her heavenly Father and family on Sept. 30, 2009, after a lengthy illness. Ann was born July 25, 1933, in Marksville, La., to Lance and Vera Young Ducote. A 1951 graduate of Bunkie High School in Bunkie, La., she attended Our Lady of the Lake School of Nursing in Baton Rouge, where she received her nursing degree and began working for area doctors. Ann wed her beloved husband of 50 years, Glenn H. Luker, on June 16, 1956, and started married life in New Orleans. They had one child, Carol. Glenn was transferred to Dallas in 1961, and the family settled in Richardson, where they were members of First Baptist Church. Ann, long admired professionally for her skill and compassion, soon joined the nursing staff at Baylor Hospital and, later, Presbyterian Hospital. She began her 23-year tenure with Southern Methodist University in 1972, working in the campus hospital and clinic. A devoted and loving wife, mother, and grandmother, Ann retired from SMU in 1995 to care for her grandchildren. Her husband, parents, and brother, Sylven Ducote, preceded her in death. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Carol and Neil Potter, of Dallas; grandchildren, Christian and Alicia Potter; “sister,” Joanne Fraedrich of Garland; several nieces and nephews. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6, at Restland’s Wildwood Chapel. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, Oct. 5, at Restland Funeral Home. Memorial donations may be made to: Alzheimer’s Association, 4144 N. Central Exwy., Ste. 750, Dallas, Tx. 75204.
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