Eure Crawford Pulliam was born on January 30, 1943, in Buena Vista, Mississippi. Eure was the third of ten children from the matrimonial union of Uree Pulliam and Mary Alice Crawford Pulliam. He grew up on the family's 80 acre farm "plowin' the fields, pullin' cotton", hunting, and fishing, sometimes with his bare hands. He learned to swim the old fashion way: his Daddy threw him in the pond and said "swim"! Eure attended church services with his family every Sunday at Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church, where at the age of nine years old, he accepted Jesus into his heart as his lord and Savior. During the week, he attended the Macedonia School, run by the church.
Eure's family moved to California in January 1959 in pursuit of a better life. The first Sunday after moving to California, Eure's family joined Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church. At Mt. Zion, Eure sang in the youth choir and was a very active participant in morning Sunday School and the evening Baptist Training Union.
Eure had begun high school at Okolona College in Okolona, Mississippi, but transferred to Berkeley High School once the family was in California. While he was a student, Eure worked various jobs and was a diligent worker: he delivered newspapers, did gardening, and hauling after school to help support his family until he graduated in 1961.
After high school, Eure studied electronics and auto mechanics at Laney College. He continued his general education at Merritt College, where he also demonstrated his athletic talents in track and field. While attending Merritt College in Oakland, Eure worked on the assembly line at General Motors along with seven other members of his family. The were recognized as the largest family employed at General motors in the history of the company.
In 1965 Eure was drafted into the Army. during his four-year service in the Military, Eure worked as a Military Police Officer, was decorated for Marksmanship, and received an Honorable Discharge from the Army, Eure returned to his family home in Oakland and resumed his position at General Motors.
Eure enjoyed a number of Extracurricular activities, some of which were unusual, including archery, bowling, music, drag racing and working on old cars (especially his Chevy ll Nova), but most of all Kung Fu. Eure took martial arts classes at George Long's martial art's studio in San Francisco, where he specialized in "White Crane Defense:. If Eure wasn't practicing Kung Fu, Eure was watching Kung Fu movies.
Eure's love of life could only ge surpassed by his kind and giving heart. He devoted countless hours to the care of both of his parents and his older sister when they were at home under hospice care. Eure was a loving and devoted son, brother, uncle and friend. His sun set on April 12, 2012, when Eure transitioned, and became absent from the body and present with the Lord.
Eure was predeceased by his mother and father and three siblings: Leon, Charles and Loraine. He leaves to cherish his memory, his siblings: Shirley, William (Carla, Clinton, Cecil(Jan), Debra, and Dwayne, and a host of nieces, nephews, and nieces, and great nephews, a great - great niece and umpteen loving friends.