Neal L. Tucker Fund

Neal Tucker was a prominent Wakefield businessman and the owner of Metalcrafters. He was interested in young people and was involved in many youth activities and was a former TSF Director. The fund was established following his death in February 1987. He was a member of the First Parish Congregational Church, the Wakefield Lodge of Elks, the Crystal Community Club, the Golden Rule Lodge AF & AM and the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Association of Boston. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, golfing and gardening.

Scholarship Recipients

2025

  • Patrick Murphy — Saint Joseph's College, ME
  • Nicholas Valley — University of Massachusetts, Lowell

2024

  • William Garside — Roger Williams University
  • Aidan Kraus — Boston Univ Wheelock Coll of Education

2023

  • Emma Lambiaso — Syracuse University
  • Owen McEleney — Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute