Auburn community helps complete Tucker’s mission

When 17-year-old Auburn High senior Tucker Johnson died in an August car accident, he left a lifetime of things undone.

When 17-year-old Auburn High senior Tucker Johnson died in an August car accident, he left a lifetime of things undone.

Last Saturday friends and family of Johnson turned out at the Auburn Golf Course to complete one of those things.

“He hadn’t finished his Eagle (Scout) project, and we just wanted to finish it for him by doing his service project,” said Hailey Young, Johnson’s older sister. “He was pretty close to getting it done.”

More than 75 people gave up a couple of hours of their time to help fulfill Johnson’s project by performing maintenance and landscaping chores at the municipal golf course, where Johnson played as a member of the Trojans’ varsity golf squad.

One of Johnson’s best friends, Auburn Mountainview senior Abi Alfrey, helped organize the event.

Family and friends were eager to do the work in honor of Johnson.

“Tucker just had a contagious smile, and he just made friends with people by just saying hi,” Young said. “He was just easy to talk to. He was just a likable guy.”

In addition to the landscaping and maintenance, a tree was planted near the first hole at the course in memory of Johnson.