Aquilla Laverne Tucker Rousseau was born on October 8, 1955 to Mildred Singletary and Leroy Tucker in Salisbury, North Carolina. After years of working and caring for others, she earned eternal rest on March 16, 2023.

She received her formal education locally and graduated from Reynolds High School. There she was a member of the National Honor Society and other organizations.

With a desire to help others, she enrolled in Winston-Salem State University where she received her Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing. Beginning in 1982, she used her training at various medical facilities including: Forsyth Hospital for a total of more than 38 years, a Piedmont Dialysis Nurse for 4 years, and Head nurse on the 8th floor. At Forsyth Hospital, she was one of the first nurses to insert a PICC line, used to give intravenous fluids and medications to patients. She retired in 2015.

Aquilla received the highest-class cumulative average at Winston-Salem State University in 1980 for academic excellence. While there, she was a member of Chi Eta Phi Nursing Sorority and graduated May 1980 with the highest honors for a Nursing major at the university.

Traveling was a favorite pastime, second only to the love of spending quality time with her family. Aquilla was preceded in death by her son, Shea D. Rous-seau; her parents; and her brother, Leroy Tucker Jr.

She is survived by: her son, Kenneth Rousseau; granddaughters, Keyanna Rousseau and Delicia Hughes; grandsons, Ahmad Rousseau and Rico Rousseau; sisters, Deb-bie (Charles) Jackson and Angela Wilds; brother, Bernard Singletary; nieces, Katina Tucker and Tiffany Wilds; nephews, Randy Wilds, Decarlos West, and Cedric Braddy, Jr; a special friend for 61 years, Marilyn Odom; a special cousin, Sampson Towens; and a host of great nieces, nephews and cousins.

Public viewing from 12:00 PM until 6:00 PM, Friday, March 24, 2023 at Clark S. Brown & Sons Funeral Home. Funeral service 11:30 AM, Saturday, March 25, 2023 in the chapel of Clark S. Brown & Sons Funeral Home. The family will receive friends thirty minutes prior to service. Interment in Oaklawn Memorial Gardens 3250 High Point Road Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

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