Hope Hall Tukey

Hope Hall Tukey, 93, of Gravelly Hill Road in South Kingstown, passed away on Friday, February 17 at South County Hospital. She was the beloved wife of the late William P. Tukey, to whom she was married for 63 years. Hope was born on July 22, 1923 in North Providence, the daughter of Rev. Charles M. Hall and Ruth Boothman Hall. She attended local public schools, and was a graduate of Classical High School. Over the course of her life, she lived in both Princeton, NJ and Williamstown, MA before returning to Rhode Island in 1986 and settling in South County, where she resided for over 30 years. While in NJ, she was employed by both the Gallup Poll and Opinion Research Corporation. She was a devout Episcopalian and was involved in church activities in all the communities in which she lived, serving on the Altar Guild in several parishes and also as a delegate to the RI Episcopal Bishop’s Committee. She was especially proud of her Yankee heritage and of her recent admission to membership in the Daughters of the American Revolution, and took great pleasure in wearing medals commemorating the Naval exploits of her husband and grandsons. She loved the beach, Cap’n Jacks, bowling alley chowder, Applebee’s, sweet corn, and above all else, her family. Hope is survived by four children: Paul M. Tukey, of Charleston, RI; William P. Tukey, Jr., of South Kingstown, RI: Cynthia Cruser, of Stuart, FL: and Melissa McQuarrie, of Chesapeake, VA. She also leaves seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Funeral and interment services will be private.