By STEPHANIE OVERBEY
Kosciusko County Community Foundation

Jackie Shilling Tucker

KOSCIUSKO COUNTY —— The niece of Jackie Shilling Tucker recently established a scholarship fund in Jackie’s memory at the Kosciusko County Community Foundation.

Teresa Craig established the Jackie Rae Shilling Tucker Memorial Scholarship Fund to provide scholarships for graduates of Warsaw Community High School who participate in the high school choir, demonstrate financial need, maintain a C average or above, demonstrate community involvement or work a part-time job, and who are family oriented.

Tucker graduated from WCHS in 1975. She worked industrial jobs, from which she retired in 2009, after which she went to work at Penguin Point — returning to her teenage place of employment. She would sing as she worked and bring laughter and joy to the workplace. She loved her customers and many became her friends.

“Jackie loved choir and music, and she loved people,” said Craig. “This scholarship is meant to honor all the lives she touched, and reflect the joy she had in life.”

The deadline to apply for Community Foundation scholarships is at 4:30 p.m. March 15. For more information about scholarships, visit www.KCFoundation.org/scholarships or call (574) 267-1901.

Since 1968, Kosciusko County Community Foundation, Inc. has brought caring people and charitable endeavors together for the good of the community. The Community Foundation is a public charity, and gifts made to the Foundation are tax-deductible.