Mickey Don Fuller was born to Ed and Ruby Fuller May 23, 1942 in Leonard. He passed from this earth April 17, 2022, after a lengthy illness.
Mickey led a unique life and was never a stranger to hard work. The best years of his work life were the 28 years he spent with Sullivan Transfer, a Freeman Company, where he personally supervised the setup, construction, and dismantling of the Republican Convention arenas five times: Dallas in 1984, New Orleans in 1988, Houston in 1992, San Diego in 1996 and Philadelphia in 2000. There wasn’t a job too big or too difficult for Mickey and he tackled each one with confidence and enthusiasm.
Though he had many hobbies through the years, his greatest passion was classic country music. There wasn’t an artist or a song he didn’t know and immediately recognize after the first few notes were played. He read virtually every history book and biography ever printed on the subject. He loved to tell the story of how in the early 1960’s he and a couple of his buddies from the Dallas Police Department wound up with an abandoned and intoxicated George Jones on their hands in the wee hours of the morning after a concert and didn’t know what to do with him. To get the most out of the story you would have had to hear him tell it.
Love of football, the Dallas Cowboys, and NASCAR were always a top priority with Mickey. He never missed a Cowboy Game or a race, no matter what else was happening. In earlier years, he enjoyed fishing the area lakes with his friends and, after retirement, he always enjoyed working on projects around the house.
Mickey graduated from Leonard High School in 1958 where he was active sports and school activities. After graduation, he attended Paris Junior College, receiving a football scholarship to play for the Dragons.
Later, after retirement, Mickey returned to his hometown of Leonard, where he spent the remaining years of his life. Some of his favorite pastimes included listening to the police scanner, keeping an eye on local politics, as well as talking to his cousins, Billy and Roby Watson, R.C. Kuhn, and his best friend Bob Irby. He also loved “holding court” every morning before sunrise with his friends at the Kwik Chek coffee booths. He was a member of The Church of Christ.
Mickey is survived by his wife of 38 years, Joey, his sister Becky, his son Kyle and daughter Kelley, stepson Steve, and his grandchildren: Jason, Christi, Kenneth and Cheyenne. He was preceded in death by his parents, brother Kenneth, his former wife Nancy, and his stepson Eddie.
A graveside service will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, April 30, 2022 at Leonard Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the Leonard Fire Department PO Box 1169 Leonard Texas 75452 and the Leonard Museum PO Box 450 Leonard Texas 75452.