Alfonzo was born in Detroit, Michigan to a woman by the name of Susie Ann Rhymes. His biological father, Thomas Tucker, took him from her when he was less than six months old. While living with Thomas, Alfonzo observed in him the behavior of a hustler, a pimp, a cocaine dealer, a heroin/crack addict and also a killer.

During his years growing up with Thomas, he learned all his techniques associated with crime and the criminal lifestyle. As a child, Alfonzo lived in a pit of stench and literal death, causing him to become mature about addictions and the world very early. He lived with his biological father until he was thirteen years old, and placed in foster care. He was later adopted at the age of 17 by Mike and Dana Darling and given opportunities he had never experienced.

After developing self-confidence, Alfonzo created written expressions of his life’s accounts and began to perform in open microphone poetry readings in the Oakland Bay Area, as well as developed a passion for inspirational speaking. He embraced love, yet found he was once again, in a relationship filled with lies and deceit. All offered by a woman who had not yet dealt with her sexual desire for other women. With help from prayer, family, friends, and counselors, Alfonzo regained his stature and continued to live with a healthy mentality. After several months of self-reflection, he embraced his thoughts and wrote his autobiography, NOESIS.

Alfonzo Tucker is currently employed with the Contra Costa County Sheriffs Department’s Classification Bureau and resides in Hercules, CA. He attended Fresno City College where he earned an Associates degree in Liberal Studies and later earned a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Kinesiology at California State University, Fresno.