Eleventh Generation

11865. Vera Annette "Nicky" PHILBRICK¹³⁴ was born on 29 July 1915 in Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut.⁴⁹³

She appeared in the census in 1920 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut.⁴⁹³ Age 4y 5m, born Connecticut, father born Connecticut, mother New Jersey, living with parents. Name V. Annette Philbrick.

She appeared in the census in 1930 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut.⁴⁹³ Age 14, born Connecticut, father born Connecticut, mother New Jersey, living with parents. Name Vera A. Philbrick.

Nicky died on 15 October 2008 at the age of 93 in Randolph Center, Orange, Vermont.¹¹⁹ Her obituary was published on 26 October 2008 in the Hartford Courant in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut.

TUCKER, Mrs. V. Annette "Nicky" Mrs. V. Annette "Nicky" Tucker, 93, died on October 15, 2008, at Gifford Medical Center in Randolph, VT, of complications following a stroke. She was visiting family in Brookfield, VT, from her home in Hampton, VA. Born Vera Annette Philbrick on July 29, 1915 in Bridgeport, CT, and raised in Hartford, CT, she was the daughter of Halsey Raymond and Vera Douglas (Booth) Philbrick. She attended Oxford Country Day in Hartford, CT, graduated from Emma Willard School in Troy, NY in 1933, and received a degree in landscape architecture from Smith College in 1937. Last year she attended her 70th college reunion. She was a member of the Junior League, maintaining an active membership throughout the many cities in which she resided: Hartford, CT; Charlottesville, VA; Clearwater/Belleair, FL; New Orleans, LA; and Grosse Pointe Woods, MI. She gave of her time and energy in volunteer activities starting with the Children's Museum of Hartford which began in a small room at the Elizabeth Park Pond House which was located across Asylum Avenue from her home. The museum has since evolved into the Science Center of Connecticut. She transcribed a book a year for several years into Braille for the Hadley School for the Blind in Winnetka, IL. Additionally, she served as a volunteer at Bon Secours Hospital in Grosse Point and Morton Plant Hospital in Clearwater. During the 1950's, she and her sister owned and ran the original Sandy Bookstore in Clearwater. Upon her return to Clearwater in the late 1960's, she became involved with the development of the Cottingham School and served as an assistant principal for two years. Following that, she began a successful and rewarding 25 year career as a real estate agent for Belleair Realty. She played a great hand of bridge, enjoyed the theater and the symphony, and traveled extensively. Needlepoint and playing the piano were other passions, and she was an avid tennis player and fan throughout her adult life. She was preceded in death by her first husband, David N. Carvalho of Hartford, CT, with whom she had three children; her second husband, Stanley R. Tucker of Baltimore, MD; and her sister Constance Van Brunt of Clearwater, FL. She is survived by her son David N. Tucker and wife Cornelia of Green Brook, NJ and their children: Alan and Cornelia (Tucker) Mazzan and daughter Anabel of Fairhaven, NJ; Annette Tucker and sons Bennett and Colin Wacaster and daughter Cornelia Wacaster of Berkley Heights, NJ; Michael and Rebecca (Tucker) Pruskowski and daughter Ella of Morristown, NJ; Fernando and Suzanne (Tucker) del Valle and daughters Carolina and Evangeline of Corning, NY; David N. Tucker, Jr. of Green Brook, NJ; and Mary Catherine Tucker of Morristown, NJ. Also by her daughter Constance and husband George Karalekas of Brookfield, VT. And by her daughter Linn and husband Peter Scott of Hampton, VA, and their children: Alexander Scott of Richmond, VA; Ashley Scott and his wife Alice of Richmond, VA; and Amanda Scott of San Francisco, CA. Additionally are two nephews, David Linke and wife Lynn of Lakewood, CO, and Douglas Pierson and wife Margaret of Ormand Beach, FL. Final plans for a private interment at her family plot in Hartford, CT, are in progress. A celebration of life will take place next summer around the time of her birthday at her family cottage in Brookfield, VT.

Vera Annette "Nicky" PHILBRICK and David Nunes CARVALHO Sr. were married in May 1941 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut.³¹⁵² They lived most of their marriage in Charlottesville, Charlottesville Co., Virginia. They³¹⁵² were divorced in 1951 in Charlottesville, Charlottesville (city), Virginia.^119,3152

David Nunes CARVALHO Sr.³¹⁵², son of Bertram N. CARVALHO and Jesselyn E. , was born on 31 May 1910 in New York.³¹⁵³ He died on 22 December 1978 at the age of 68 in Summit, Union, New Jersey.³¹⁵⁴

Vera Annette "Nicky" PHILBRICK-46777 and David Nunes CARVALHO Sr.-52390 had the following children:

Vera Annette "Nicky" PHILBRICK and Stanley Randolph TUCKER of Baltimore, MD were married on 2 February 1952 in Clearwater Beach, Pinellas, Florida.¹⁸⁴⁸

Stanley Randolph TUCKER of Baltimore, MD¹⁸⁴⁸ was born on 21 March 1909 in Baltimore, Baltimore (city), Maryland.¹¹⁹

About 1964, Stanley adopted 2 of the 3 Carvalho children.³¹⁵² David Carvalho Jr. became David Tucker and Linda Mae Carvalho became Linn Merritt Tucker [she changed her first and middle names abt 1964 to Linn Merritt].

He died on 8 April 1980 at the age of 71 in Clearwater, Pinellas, Florida.¹¹⁹