William Tucker (1961 - May 14, 1999) was a guitarist whose credits included work with Ministry, My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult, Chemlab, and Chris Connelly. He grew up in New Jersey where he formed Regressive Aid with Andrew Weiss and Sim Cain of the Rollins Band . He also taught guitar lessons to locals, one of whom was Mickey "Dean Ween" Melchiondio of the popular alternative band Ween. On May 14, 1999, 38-year-old Tucker was found dead in his apartment, an apparent suicide. Many close to him think he took his own life to escape the pain of a years-long illness. May 14 is the 134th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (135th in leap years). ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Ministry is an American industrial metal band of the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. ... My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult (TKK) is an electronic industrial band originally based out of Chicago, Illinois. ... Jared Louche of Chemlab Chemlab is a coldwave and industrial rock (or machine rock) band formed in Washington D.C. around 1989 to 1990 by Dylan Thomas More (programming), Joe Frank (programming; not to be confused with the popular radio personality), Jared Hendrickson (vocals, sometimes credited as Jared Louche). ... Chris Connelly is a contemporary musician who became famous for his industrial music work of the late 1980s and early 1990s, particularly his many collaborations with the Ministry camp. ... Rollins Band are rock music group led by singer and songwriter Henry Rollins. ... Ween is a rock group formed in 1984 in New Hope, Pennsylvania when Aaron Freeman and Mickey Melchiondo met in a junior high school typing class. ...