Marilyn Tucker of Chevy Chase passed away peacefully on June 10 at the age of 85, after a brief illness. She was the beloved wife of Stef Tucker; devoted mother of Matthew (Jane) Tucker and Lawrence Tucker; loving sister of Stuart (Linda) Miller and Marcy Tucker Colman; cherished grandmother of Ryan, Jack, Ethan and Dylan; and beloved aunt of Ryan (Jessica) Miller, Aaron (Lumei) Miller, Zack (Bina) Colman and Jessica (Eric) Colman Cheng. Born in Camden, New Jersey, in 1940 to Reuben and Marcy Miller, Marilyn received her B.A. in English from the University of Michigan and a master’s in counseling from George Washington University. Marilyn spent a lifetime dedicated to helping people as a career counselor, first at Northern Virginia Community College, then at George Washington University, and, finally, spending 41 years at Georgetown University Law Center, where she served her final years as the director of Alumni Career Services and International Internship Programs. Friends, family and thousands of students and alumni will remember Marilyn for her warmth, wisdom and genuine caring. To Marilyn, career counseling was not just a profession, but a calling. She dedicated her life to serving those she counseled, acting as a fierce advocate, a steady anchor and a lifelong mentor to generations of aspiring lawyers. She possessed a rare ability to see the unique potential in every individual who walked through her door, helping them navigate not just their careers, but their lives. In lieu of flowers, contributions in Marilyn’s memory may be made to the Marilyn Tucker Scholarship at the University of Michigan School of Education. Services entrusted to Sagel Bloomfield Danzansky Goldberg Funeral Care.
