Death date: Apr 30, 2019
Obituary of Capella Virginia Plourde Please share a memory of Capella to include in a keepsake book for family and friends. View Tribute Book Capella Virginia Plourde, of Pearland, Texas, passed away Monday, April 30, 2019 surroun Read Obituary
Dear Capella, you've always been a bright, shining star to light up a room, and now you get to light up the entire sky. You will be missed here on earth, and will always be with those who love you in our hearts and minds. You were one of the kindest people in our class, and I will always remember you for it and your quiet, powerful presence. You continue to inspire me to this day to do the best work possible. Go Team Water!
I was lucky enough to work alongside Capella in 2015/2016 and I had a wonderful experience as her assistant. Her passion for public media and community shined through her projects and highlighted her work. I know she was so proud of her daughter and we talked of her artwork often. Capella was unique and lovely to have known. She will be missed.
I was so saddened to learn of Capella's passing. She was a student of mine -- an outstanding one, to no surprise -- and one of my advisees at the University of Maine. She was well liked and respected by her classmates and by the faculty. It was no surprise to any of us in the journalism department that she would achieve prominence and success. It was always a thrill to be listening to NPR in Maine and hear her reports from Texas. To her family and friends, please accept my deepest condolences.
Lifting up the Plourde and Tucker Families in prayer.
HOUSTON will miss Capella mightily. She was such a professional and we loved her voice. Thoughts and prayers to her family and to her colleagues at HPM. Tough loss to bear. Capella touched us all and we are proud to have had her as a Houstonian.
So devastating to learn that Capella Tucker is no longer with us! I had no idea she was ill. What a brave soul! Her talent, sensitivity, brilliance and insight as a journalist made listening to NPR Houston such a pleasure. She was a foot soldier for good journalism from the trenches to the decision-making editorial role she attained. I always took her solid, steady work for granted. Never knew her or met her but felt I knew her through my dashboard. Crazy. But, I am in tears thinking she is gone. How much her family must be hurting. Prayers for your heartache. Be proud of your mother/wife/daughter. I thank God for Capella Tucker. A phenomenal woman!
Capella was a wonderful person and always so easy to talk to and work alongside. I am so fortunate to have known her and her passion for public radio was an incredible thing to witness. She will be dearly missed.
I loved working with Capella at KUHF over the years. It was an inspiration to see her at her job, to know her kindness, and also to see her with Natalya when she would bring her to work with her. I'll miss her greatly. I'd like to send her family my sincere condolences and love.
Capella was one of the first people I met when I started at KUHF as an intern. She was also the one, together with Jack Williams, who hired me two years later. For that I will be forever thankful. I will never forget her friendliness, her contagious smile, and her passion for public radio.
Rest in peace, Capella.
I am shocked and saddened to learn of Capella's passing.
I wish that I had known that she was from Maine, as I also lived there from 1964 to 1971 (ages 10 to 16), arriving in Houston in 1991.
Wishing the Plourde and Tucker families God's blessings and comfort.
