Obituaries

His wife, Marie Berry Tucker, died in 1996.

Survivors include two children, Thomas R. Tucker and Martha E. Heckler, both of Alexandria.

--Patricia Sullivan

Leonard I. LutwackMaryland English Professor

Leonard I. Lutwack, 90, a professor emeritus of English at the University of Maryland whose specialty was American literature, died April 1 at Keswick Multi-Care Center in Baltimore. He had heart and lung disease.

Dr. Lutwack taught at the university from 1950 to 1982. His books included "Heroic Fiction: The Epic Tradition and American Novels of the Twentieth Century" (1971), "The Role of Place in Literature" (1984) and "Birds in Literature" (1994).

The last title, about the significance and symbolism of birds in books, reflected his own enthusiasm for bird-watching. The Times of London included the book in its "Best Reading of 1994" list, calling it "perfect for a bird-loving bibliophile and book-loving bird watcher."

Leonard Isaac Lutwack was a native of Hartford, Conn. He was a 1939 graduate of Wesleyan University, where he also received a master's degree in English in 1940. He earned a doctorate in English from Ohio State University in 1950.

During World War II, he was a medic in the Army Medical Corps in England and Ireland.

He moved to Towson from University Park about eight years ago.

Survivors include his wife of 62 years, Ruth Taylor Lutwack of Towson; a daughter, Penelope S. Fallon of Lutherville; and two grandchildren.