Fullen II, Jim Edward

A celebration of life for Jim Edward Fullen II, U.S.A.F., captain, 
will be 2 p.m. Saturday, December 23, 2006, at the chapel of Rader 
Funeral Home of Longview, with the Reverend Kyle Miller officiating. 
Interment will follow in Memory Park Cemetery. Capt. Fullen went to 
be with his Lord on Sunday, December 17, 2006. Jim was born November 
11, 1971, in Peoria, Illinois. He graduated from Hallsville High 
School in 1990 with honors, and received a scholarship to Tyler 
Junior College in debate. He graduated from Kilgore Junior College 
with an associate's degree in arts. He joined the U.S. Air Force in 
1995, with training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas, 
and was trained as a physical therapist. While at Lackland, he was 
the base coach for the soccer team. After his honorable discharge from 
the U.S. Air Force, he returned to college at Southwest Texas University, 
where he received his bachelor's degree in arts and sciences. While 
attending Southwest Texas, he entered U.S. Air Force ROTC training and 
received his officer's commission upon graduation. His first duty 
station was at Vandenberg Air Force Base, where he received guided 
missile training. Upon completion of his training, he was stationed at 
Maelstrom Air Force Base, where he was in guided missiles. His current 
duty station was at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, where he was a deputy 
base commander and was a services specialist. Jim was a man who lived 
and loved his family, God, and country. He is survived by mother and 
stepfather, Bonnie Ashmore and Doug of Hallsville; stepbrothers, Michael 
Reid and wife, Angela of Gladewater, Steven Ashmore and wife, Teresa of 
Hallsville, Robert Ashmore and wife, Madonna of Marshall, and Max Hunter 
of Hallsville; stepsisters, Kara Beth Quinn and husband, Charles of 
Royce City, Elizabeth Johnson of Hallsville, and Jasmine Hunter of 
Hallsville; and a number of nieces, nephews, and cousins. The family 
will greet friends from 10 a.m. - noon Saturday, at the funeral home. A 
memorial guestbook may be signed online at www.raderfh.com.

Published in the Longview News-Journal on 12/22/2006.