The Dallas Morning News: Obituaries
www.dallasnews.com, 23 Aug 2001
Educator remembered for his devotion
Longtime teacher, principal and coach Ray Fuller dies at 78.
08/23/2001
By BOB SCHOBER / Arlington Morning News
Longtime Grand Prairie educator Ray Fuller died Monday, leaving a legacy of compassion as a teacher and administrator, friends and family said.
A funeral will be at 4 p.m. Thursday at Inglewood United Methodist Church, 1737 S.W. Third St.
Merlene Tidwell, who started her teaching career at Lee Junior High School in 1960 when Mr. Fuller was principal, remembered him as a man devoted to his teachers and students.
"He always wanted each of us to be successful," Ms. Tidwell said. "He was the standard to which we compared all our other principals. He was quite a man and quite a good principal."
Patty Fuller , Mr. Fuller's wife since 1977 and a 36-year teacher in the Grand Prairie school district , said she knew of her husband's fantastic reputation long before she met him.
I called him Mr. Fuller on our first three dates , she said.
Mr. Fuller , 78 , began his teaching career in 1955 at Lee Junior High School , now Lee Middle School , where he was also assistant football coach.
He served as assistant principal at Lee from 1956 to 1967 ; principal at Lamar Elementary School from 1967 to 1970 ; principal at Lee through the 1970s ; and finally as the first principal of Truman Middle School , which opened in 1980.Mr. Fuller retired in 1983.
Mr. Fuller also introduced the National Junior Honor Society at Lee.
'A great loss'
Bill Arnold , who retired as Grand Prairie deputy superintendent in 1986 , said Mr. Fuller was a gentleman who related well to teachers and students alike.
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Mr. Fuller was born Oct. 29 , 1922 , in Annona , Texas.He graduated from Annona High School , Paris Junior College and East Texas State University , where he studied mathematics.
During World War II , Mr. Fuller was the first member of the U.S. Navy's Scout and Raider detachment to serve in China.
Passion for sports
Mr. Fuller was a lifelong athlete and sports enthusiast.
He was a big man who loved sports – he had a passion for golf , said Mr. England , who knew Mr. Fuller almost four decades.
...
When he retired , Lee teachers searched all over and found a Peach Bowl watch , which they gave to him , Mrs. Fuller said.
In addition to his wife , Mr. Fuller is survived by a son , Owen Fuller of Grand Prairie ; brothers , Homer Fuller of Dallas and S.A. Fuller of Irving ; a sister , Minnie LaRue of Clarksville , Texas ; a granddaughter ; and nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be sent to the school district to help Lee teachers replace personal items lost in the June 27 arson that gutted part of the school.
Background
Employment History· Assistant Principal Lee · Member, Scout U.S. Navy · Assistant Football Coach Lee Middle School · Principal Truman Middle School Education · mathematics
East Texas State University
•Annona High School
www.dallasnews.com, 23 Aug 2001
Educator remembered for his devotion
Longtime teacher, principal and coach Ray Fuller dies at 78.
08/23/2001
By BOB SCHOBER / Arlington Morning News
Longtime Grand Prairie educator Ray Fuller died Monday, leaving a legacy of compassion as a teacher and administrator, friends and family said.
A funeral will be at 4 p.m. Thursday at Inglewood United Methodist Church, 1737 S.W. Third St.
Merlene Tidwell, who started her teaching career at Lee Junior High School in 1960 when Mr. Fuller was principal, remembered him as a man devoted to his teachers and students.
"He always wanted each of us to be successful," Ms. Tidwell said. "He was the standard to which we compared all our other principals. He was quite a man and quite a good principal."
Patty Fuller , Mr. Fuller's wife since 1977 and a 36-year teacher in the Grand Prairie school district , said she knew of her husband's fantastic reputation long before she met him.
I called him Mr. Fuller on our first three dates , she said.
Mr. Fuller , 78 , began his teaching career in 1955 at Lee Junior High School , now Lee Middle School , where he was also assistant football coach.
He served as assistant principal at Lee from 1956 to 1967 ; principal at Lamar Elementary School from 1967 to 1970 ; principal at Lee through the 1970s ; and finally as the first principal of Truman Middle School , which opened in 1980.Mr. Fuller retired in 1983.
Mr. Fuller also introduced the National Junior Honor Society at Lee.
'A great loss'
Bill Arnold , who retired as Grand Prairie deputy superintendent in 1986 , said Mr. Fuller was a gentleman who related well to teachers and students alike.
...
Mr. Fuller was born Oct. 29 , 1922 , in Annona , Texas.He graduated from Annona High School , Paris Junior College and East Texas State University , where he studied mathematics.
During World War II , Mr. Fuller was the first member of the U.S. Navy's Scout and Raider detachment to serve in China.
Passion for sports
Mr. Fuller was a lifelong athlete and sports enthusiast.
He was a big man who loved sports – he had a passion for golf , said Mr. England , who knew Mr. Fuller almost four decades.
...
When he retired , Lee teachers searched all over and found a Peach Bowl watch , which they gave to him , Mrs. Fuller said.
In addition to his wife , Mr. Fuller is survived by a son , Owen Fuller of Grand Prairie ; brothers , Homer Fuller of Dallas and S.A. Fuller of Irving ; a sister , Minnie LaRue of Clarksville , Texas ; a granddaughter ; and nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be sent to the school district to help Lee teachers replace personal items lost in the June 27 arson that gutted part of the school.
Background
Employment History· Assistant Principal Lee · Member, Scout U.S. Navy · Assistant Football Coach Lee Middle School · Principal Truman Middle School Education · mathematics
East Texas State University
•Annona High School
The Dallas Morning News: Obituaries
www.dallasnews.com, 23 Aug 2001
Educator remembered for his devotion
Longtime teacher, principal and coach Ray Fuller dies at 78.
08/23/2001
By BOB SCHOBER / Arlington Morning News
Longtime Grand Prairie educator Ray Fuller died Monday, leaving a legacy of compassion as a teacher and administrator, friends and family said.
A funeral will be at 4 p.m. Thursday at Inglewood United Methodist Church, 1737 S.W. Third St.
Merlene Tidwell, who started her teaching career at Lee Junior High School in 1960 when Mr. Fuller was principal, remembered him as a man devoted to his teachers and students.
"He always wanted each of us to be successful," Ms. Tidwell said. "He was the standard to which we compared all our other principals. He was quite a man and quite a good principal."
Patty Fuller , Mr. Fuller's wife since 1977 and a 36-year teacher in the Grand Prairie school district , said she knew of her husband's fantastic reputation long before she met him.
I called him Mr. Fuller on our first three dates , she said.
Mr. Fuller , 78 , began his teaching career in 1955 at Lee Junior High School , now Lee Middle School , where he was also assistant football coach.
He served as assistant principal at Lee from 1956 to 1967 ; principal at Lamar Elementary School from 1967 to 1970 ; principal at Lee through the 1970s ; and finally as the first principal of Truman Middle School , which opened in 1980.Mr. Fuller retired in 1983.
Mr. Fuller also introduced the National Junior Honor Society at Lee.
'A great loss'
Bill Arnold , who retired as Grand Prairie deputy superintendent in 1986 , said Mr. Fuller was a gentleman who related well to teachers and students alike.
...
Mr. Fuller was born Oct. 29 , 1922 , in Annona , Texas.He graduated from Annona High School , Paris Junior College and East Texas State University , where he studied mathematics.
During World War II , Mr. Fuller was the first member of the U.S. Navy's Scout and Raider detachment to serve in China.
Passion for sports
Mr. Fuller was a lifelong athlete and sports enthusiast.
He was a big man who loved sports – he had a passion for golf , said Mr. England , who knew Mr. Fuller almost four decades.
...
When he retired , Lee teachers searched all over and found a Peach Bowl watch , which they gave to him , Mrs. Fuller said.
In addition to his wife , Mr. Fuller is survived by a son , Owen Fuller of Grand Prairie ; brothers , Homer Fuller of Dallas and S.A. Fuller of Irving ; a sister , Minnie LaRue of Clarksville , Texas ; a granddaughter ; and nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be sent to the school district to help Lee teachers replace personal items lost in the June 27 arson that gutted part of the school.
Background
Employment History· Assistant Principal Lee · Member, Scout U.S. Navy · Assistant Football Coach Lee Middle School · Principal Truman Middle School Education · mathematics
East Texas State University
•Annona High School
www.dallasnews.com, 23 Aug 2001
Educator remembered for his devotion
Longtime teacher, principal and coach Ray Fuller dies at 78.
08/23/2001
By BOB SCHOBER / Arlington Morning News
Longtime Grand Prairie educator Ray Fuller died Monday, leaving a legacy of compassion as a teacher and administrator, friends and family said.
A funeral will be at 4 p.m. Thursday at Inglewood United Methodist Church, 1737 S.W. Third St.
Merlene Tidwell, who started her teaching career at Lee Junior High School in 1960 when Mr. Fuller was principal, remembered him as a man devoted to his teachers and students.
"He always wanted each of us to be successful," Ms. Tidwell said. "He was the standard to which we compared all our other principals. He was quite a man and quite a good principal."
Patty Fuller , Mr. Fuller's wife since 1977 and a 36-year teacher in the Grand Prairie school district , said she knew of her husband's fantastic reputation long before she met him.
I called him Mr. Fuller on our first three dates , she said.
Mr. Fuller , 78 , began his teaching career in 1955 at Lee Junior High School , now Lee Middle School , where he was also assistant football coach.
He served as assistant principal at Lee from 1956 to 1967 ; principal at Lamar Elementary School from 1967 to 1970 ; principal at Lee through the 1970s ; and finally as the first principal of Truman Middle School , which opened in 1980.Mr. Fuller retired in 1983.
Mr. Fuller also introduced the National Junior Honor Society at Lee.
'A great loss'
Bill Arnold , who retired as Grand Prairie deputy superintendent in 1986 , said Mr. Fuller was a gentleman who related well to teachers and students alike.
...
Mr. Fuller was born Oct. 29 , 1922 , in Annona , Texas.He graduated from Annona High School , Paris Junior College and East Texas State University , where he studied mathematics.
During World War II , Mr. Fuller was the first member of the U.S. Navy's Scout and Raider detachment to serve in China.
Passion for sports
Mr. Fuller was a lifelong athlete and sports enthusiast.
He was a big man who loved sports – he had a passion for golf , said Mr. England , who knew Mr. Fuller almost four decades.
...
When he retired , Lee teachers searched all over and found a Peach Bowl watch , which they gave to him , Mrs. Fuller said.
In addition to his wife , Mr. Fuller is survived by a son , Owen Fuller of Grand Prairie ; brothers , Homer Fuller of Dallas and S.A. Fuller of Irving ; a sister , Minnie LaRue of Clarksville , Texas ; a granddaughter ; and nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be sent to the school district to help Lee teachers replace personal items lost in the June 27 arson that gutted part of the school.
Background
Employment History· Assistant Principal Lee · Member, Scout U.S. Navy · Assistant Football Coach Lee Middle School · Principal Truman Middle School Education · mathematics
East Texas State University
•Annona High School
Family Members
Siblings
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Howard Burge Fuller
1895–1914
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Nannie Gertrude Fuller Bolch
1896–1978
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Everett N Fuller
1901–1979
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Elsie Mae Fuller Cheyne
1904–1998
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Edwin Samuel Jonathan Fuller
1908–1997
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Rev Charlie T. Fuller
1911–1996
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Minnie Fuller Larue
1913–2003
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Samuel Alexander Fuller Jr
1916–2005
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William Homer "Bill" Fuller
1920–2007
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