Allen Fuller

Allen J. Fuller PORTSMOUTH - Allen Jefferson Fuller, 75, died unexpectedly in Norfolk Dec. 4, 2009. Allen was born Jan. 27, 1934 in Liberty, N.C., to the late Edwin Wood and Mary Blue Fuller. Allen is survived by his wife of 51 years, Frances Stalvey Fuller; his son and daughter- in-law, Allen Jefferson Fuller Jr. and Miriam of Chester, Va.; his daughter and son-in- law, Susan and Darren Naumann of Nicholls, ACT Australia; and grandchildren, Allen Jefferson Fuller III of Christiansburg, Va., Matthew Scott Fuller and Michael Alexander Fuller of Chester, Jonathan Scott Naumann and Emily Nichole Naumann of Nicholls, ACT Australia; his sister, Betty Fuller Maxwell of Chapel Hill, N.C.; and his brother Edwin Wood Fuller Jr. of Charlotte, N.C. Allen was a veteran of the Korean War where he served in the U.S. Army Signal Corps with an honorable discharge. He graduated with honors from North Carolina State University in 1960 with a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering. He received a master's degree in physics from Lynchburg College in 1971. He began his career at the General Electric Company, first in Lynchburg, and finally at the Portsmouth TV facility where he completed his career with GE after 25 years. He then moved to Naperville, Ill., and started a new career at Life Fitness. He retired from Life Fitness as executive vice president of manufacturing and engineering in 2002, though he continued to act as a consultant for two more years. In 2006, he joined the board of directors for Octane Fitness of Minnesota. Allen was actively involved in the community and in his church, Monumental United Methodist. He was a volunteer with Habitat for Humanity, as well as a member of the Kiwanis, American Legion Post 310 in Churchland, the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3873 of Naperville and the GE Elfun Society. Well known for his generosity and his mischievous sense of humor, Allen was an avid stargazer, oenophile, fisherman and gardener. Services will be held at Monumental United Methodist Church in Portsmouth at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 12. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 11, at Loving Funeral Home, Churchland Chapel. Online condolences may be made at www. lovingfuneralhome.com. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to ALS research at www. AugiesQuest.org or the American Heart Association.