Theodore Michael Fuller

Mike Fuller, 61, a 35 year Wenatchee resident, entered the gates of heaven, peacefully with his loved ones by his side on Friday, December 18th 2015, following a brief illness. He was born on March 17, 1954 at Van Nuys, California, son of Theodore "Ted" and Mary Ann (Ciaccio) Fuller. They made their home in Chatsworth, California. Mike attended kindergarten and first grade at nearby Granada Hills Baptist School. In 1960, he moved with his family to Fallon, Nevada, where he was raised on the family farm and completed elementary, junior high and graduated from Churchill County High School with the class of 1972, where he was a very active honor student, playing the trumpet in the honor, pep, and high school band. Lettered in basketball, played golf, ran track was junior vice president and involved in boys state. He continued his education studying Criminology at Southern Oregon State College in Ashland, Oregon. He later moved to Lake Tahoe where he worked as a Custom Home Builder. He worked for CAPP Homes; he built homes for the management of Harrah's Casino as an Independent Contractor for nearly seven years. He moved to Wenatchee in the spring of 1979 to be closer to his family and initially went to work for his father, four days a week at the Chevron Station in Chelan, while building his construction business in Wenatchee. His construction company was known as "Fuller Construction". He met Gay Lynn Mullins in 1982 and they were later married on May 19, 1984 in Wenatchee. They built and made their home together in Wenatchee. As a General Contractor, he was predominantly a custom home builder in the Wenatchee Valley, but also built some commercial structures. One of his many accomplishments was the construction of King's Orchard Church of Christ in Wenatchee. He was a man of great faith and a former longtime member of King's Orchard Church, He also for the last nine years commuted over the mountains to attend the City Church, in Kirkland, WA. Mike had a huge loving heart he was passionate about his family and all activities with his children. He loved teaching, helping with school projects, riding bicycles, going for drives and hikes with the family dog, together they enjoyed snow skiing in the winter, boating and water skiing in the summer. Mike loved nothing more than seeing the joy in his children's eyes and giving to those in need. He was an accomplished handyman and gifted mechanically, he enjoyed fixing almost anything, his motto was, " if you can't do it right, leave it alone." He always had a truck project, owned and had a love for horses for many years and a Harley Davidson both brought him many hours of happiness when riding. He is survived by two children, Lucas "Luke" and his wife, Brittany Fuller of Wenatchee and Mia C. Fuller, Bozeman, Montana; the mother of his children, Gay L. Fuller, Wenatchee; his mother, Mary Ann Fuller of Chelan; two sisters, Roseann & husband, Bob Young, Chelan and Linda Ann & husband, Patrick Kelly, Chelan; one brother, Frank R. & wife, Vicki Fuller, Weiser, Idaho and two grandchildren, Taber Michael Fuller and McKenna Grace Fuller both of Wenatchee. He was preceded in death by his father, Theodore L. "Ted" Fuller in 2012 and his grandparents. A Commemoration gathering will be held on January 16th. At 2:00 at the Eastmont community church. You are invited to visit his tribute online and leave a memory for the family at www.HeritageMemorialChapel.com . Arrangements are in the care of Heritage Memorial Chapel, East Wenatchee.

Theodore Michael Fuller

March 17, 1954 - December 18, 2015