Jim Guy Tucker, Arkansas’ 43rd governor, died Thursday at the age of 81. Tucker died from complications of ulcerative colitis, said Lance Alworth Jr., his stepson.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Former Arkansas governor and businessman James “Jim” Guy Tucker has died at 81 years old. Tucker was born on June 13, 1943, and served as the 43rd governor of Arkansas.

Jim Guy Tucker, Arkansas’ 43rd governor, died Thursday at the age of 81. Tucker died from complications of ulcerative colitis, said Lance Alworth Jr., his stepson.

Former Arkansas Governor Jim Guy Tucker has passed away at the age of 81. Born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on June 13, 1943, Tucker and his family moved to Little Rock when he was a child.