Stephen W. Rucker Sr.

To the family of Stevie D🙏🏾

I offer my sincere condolences in the loss of your loved one and my former teammate and friend!

Stevie D was an an amazing person and even more of an amazing athlete for someone his size!

I got a chance to play beside him and witness first hand some of the super human plays he would make in center field.

If it stayed in the park, Stevie D was going to track it down and catch that ball!

Had he been 6 feet he would no doubt have gotten a chance at the pros in my humble opinion

Stevie was honest and full of laughter!

I will miss him🙏🏾

No doubt he is telling Willie Mays in one of their heavenly convos that he too could have made that over the shoulder catch at the Polo Grounds

RIP Stevie D🙏🏾

God Bless

Ray Collins PQC Baseball 81-84

To: Rucker Family

My heart is heavy from the loss of your love one and my "long-term friend, Stevie." I was devastated to hear about his passing. I will never forget him. His friendship is embedded in my memory. We were introduced in 1977, after first attending PQC. Stevie D. was an amazing person, baseball player, athletically inclined: in running, basketball, dancing, and had a jovial personality. He always had you laughing...I speak of him often to relatives and others, when speaking of college years.. He wasn't only a friend, but a brother.. Gone, but not forgotten.. He is no longer in pain. PQC TIGER FOREVER, "FAMILY" R.I.P. Cassandra Spade "Short" Love forever, Miss PQC 1980-81

Our staff will continue to keep your family in our prayers. We thank you for allowing us to serve your family.