In loving memory · 2018 — 2026

Millions of us had the same dog.

He was Tucker. And somehow, he was ours, too.

Tucker, the golden retriever who said henlo to 27 million followers, died on Wednesday, September 2, 2026. He was eight. This is a place to remember him: light a candle, read his story, see what the world is saying, and, if you want, take part in $TUCKER, the token launching in his memory on pons. Every fee it earns goes to canine lymphoma research.

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Tucker, a golden retriever, sitting on a snowy road at golden hour with his tongue out
Tucker. Forever our golden boy.

So loved. Always.

His story

Eight years.A lifetime of love.

Some dogs have a family.
Tucker made the whole world feel like one.

Henlo, fren.

  1. He came home.

    A golden retriever puppy joined Courtney and Mike’s family in Michigan. A few photos, a few small moments, and the world started falling in love.

  2. The best part of our day.

    The taste tests. The head tilts. The wonderfully dramatic reactions. With Courtney and, later, his son Todd, Tucker made ordinary days feel a little brighter.

  3. A love that stays.

    We remember the joy, the laughter, and the little piece of our hearts that will always belong to him.

September 2, 2026

The last three weeks.

In Courtney’s words, he spent them “having the best time of his life.” Several trips to the park, where, as she put it, “he peed on every single tree he could.” Swimming, and strong jumps into the pool. Wrestling with Todd in the backyard. Rolling in the grass. Chicken at nine in the morning and nine at night, to get his medicine down. One last outing on the rollerblades.

The chemotherapy was working. Nobody knew there was lymphoma in his intestines as well. As that tumor shrank, it left a hole where the cancer had been, and an infection took hold overnight. On Wednesday morning they rushed him in. Antibiotics, fluids. His temperature kept rising.

“There was nothing. Nothing was changing it. We had to let him go.”Courtney Budzyn, September 5, 2026

She told it herself three days later, so nobody would be left wondering. If you want it in her words, watch it where she posted it. We are not going to repeat more of it here than we have.

The candle

Light one for him.

No wallet, no account, nothing to buy. Tap the candle. This page will remember it on this device, and it stays lit for as long as you want it to.

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One more thing that costs nothing: at your dog’s next visit, ask the vet to feel their lymph nodes. Lymphoma is often found late.

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What people are saying about Tucker, newest first. Each post is live from X; the wall grows as more are added.

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Tucker smiling on a forest trail with his son Todd standing behind him
Tucker & Todd, on the trail.

Father and son.

Todd

He has a son.

Todd was born June 21, 2021, and came home that August. He has been in nearly every video since: the wrestling partner, the pool rival, the one who gets the second chicken. Todd is five. For the last five years the channel has been Tucker and Todd, and Todd is still here.

“He didn’t lay by my side for all those years just for me to give up. I owe it to him to move forward, and to heal, and I have to take care of his son, Todd.”Courtney Budzyn, September 5, 2026

The token

Every fee goes to the fight against canine lymphoma.

$TUCKER launches on pons, an independent launchpad on Robinhood Chain. pons charges 1% on every trade and pays 70% of it to a public memorial wallet. All of it is forwarded to canine lymphoma research, the disease that took Tucker and, two years earlier, Journee. Nothing is kept.

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Canine lymphoma research

Organization to be announced once it has agreed to accept the funds. The memorial wallet address is published with the contract address, so anyone can follow every forward.

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    Questions

    Asked plainly.

    Is this official? Is Tucker’s family involved?

    No. This page and the token are made by fans and are not affiliated with or endorsed by Tucker’s family. If they ask us to change or remove anything, including the photos, we do it the same day.

    Where does the money go?

    pons takes 1% of every trade and pays 70% of it to the memorial wallet. All of it goes to canine lymphoma research. The wallet address is published with the contract address, so anyone can watch it.

    How do I buy it?

    Open the token page on pons from this site with any Ethereum wallet connected to Robinhood Chain, and buy. You can sell the same way at any time.

    Can I light a candle without buying anything?

    Yes. That is the point of it. Most people who loved Tucker will never own a wallet, and this page is for them first.