Dr. Gilbert Fulmer

I only recently discovered that Gil passed away in April 2022. I am Gil´s sister-in-law (Lynne´s sister) and live in Dayton, Maryland. I was reaching out to Gil, as my brother, Bob Wilkins, recently (May 25, 2022) passed away unexpectedly at his home in Round Rock, Texas. I was so shocked and saddened to discover that Gil was also no longer with us. Gil was my brother-in-law for over 50 years. He and Lynne were always there for the big moments in our lives - weddings, funerals, graduations,...

Gil and I became friends in Graduate School at Rice in 1966. We became best friends and had countless adventures together, studying and and pursuing various passions that helped sustain us during this academically rigorous time. Gil and I, along with his wife, Lynne, and my wife, Marsha, traveled together, dined together, supported various "causes" we cared about together, and really, were pretty much inseparable. Our friendship continued at Texas State University where we both served as...

Gil was a good friend and and an excellent colleague. He was a brilliant thinker and a down-to-earth person, a combination as rare as it is pleasant. He and Lynne were one of the happiest couples my wife Lai and I have known. Forty years after leaving San Marcos, we still remember them fondly.