Author Topic: Larry Fulwider (Read 5613 times)

Larry Fulwider · « **on:** September 12, 2010, 06:40:56 AM »

Greetings to all of the fine folks at stunthanger.com! I am Larry Fulwider's son...Mark Fulwider...and I wanted to let everyone here know that we lost a great one today! Larry Fulwider has passed away this morning at around 7:15am in the comfort of his home with his family by his side! My dad sure did love to fly and I know he loved interacting with all of you! He will be greatly missed by us and I am sure by you as well! God Bless you all!

Mark Fulwider

Steve Fitton · « **Reply #1 on:** September 12, 2010, 07:14:21 AM »

Thank you Mark, for taking the time to inform us here about your fathers passing. I am very sorry for your loss, Larry was a really neat guy and he will be sorely missed by all us who flew with him at the contests.

Steve

Will Davis · « **Reply #2 on:** September 12, 2010, 07:30:01 AM »

We will miss our friend Larry ,Our prayers are with his wife Linda and son Mark .. Words cannot express our loss. The picture was taken two weeks ago at our club meeting .Larry is holding the blue Firecat with the yellow trim stripes .

Will

Alan Buck · « **Reply #3 on:** September 12, 2010, 08:20:44 AM »

Always enjoyed Larry's company at contests and flying with and against him. He will be missed thanks for the memories Larry. Alan & Diane

Derek Barry · « **Reply #4 on:** September 12, 2010, 11:30:38 AM »

Very sorry for you're loss Mark. Larry was a great guy and will be missed by all. I wish I would have been able to spend a little more time hanging out with him. Best wishes to you and you're family.

Derek Barry

Steve Scott · « **Reply #5 on:** September 12, 2010, 11:43:34 AM »

Mark, I too, lost my father some 9 years ago and still miss him. Condolences on your loss - I know how tough it is.

Phil Coopy · « **Reply #6 on:** September 12, 2010, 12:19:25 PM »

Maark, I only met your dad at a few contests that I have attended, but I could surely tell he was a quality guy. We'll miss him in the flying circles and I'm sure he's in a better circle now.

Phil

PatRobinson · « **Reply #7 on:** September 12, 2010, 12:31:41 PM »

Hello Mark and family,
Larry seemed to me to bring an irrepressible zest for life combined with a relentless curosity about the world and a impish sense of humor that he enjoyed sharing with all of us. Watching Larry and Howard Shenton trading friendly "zingers" with each other was always great fun for everyone and judging by the twinkle in his eye it was more fun for Larry than for anyone else. Larry will most definitely be missed by us all.
I pray that God send his comfort and blessings to help you through your time of grief.

God Bless,
Pat Robinson

john e. holliday · « **Reply #8 on:** September 12, 2010, 01:04:00 PM »

Mark, I know this has to be hard for you to do. I don't beleive I have met your Dad or not. But rest assured we are behind you here on the forum if needed.

Paul Taylor · « **Reply #9 on:** September 12, 2010, 02:27:30 PM »

Mark,
My condolences to you and your family. I think I remember seeing your dad at Brodaks this year? And I have read his post, and replies. I was not as lucky as others here and did not know him other then the post here on the boards. I do not recall him ever posting a cross word about anything to anyone.
Seemed like a cheerful soul.

God Bless.

Bill Little · « **Reply #10 on:** September 12, 2010, 03:01:42 PM »

HI Mark,

Thank you for letting us know of Larry's passing. I send my prayers and well wishes to you and your family. Larry will be missed.

Bill Little

James Duckworth · « **Reply #11 on:** September 12, 2010, 04:16:18 PM »

We are all saddened at Larry's passing. We have fond memories of his wry humor, joking, and just fun to be with personality. We are one less in fellowship. The Metrolina Control Line Society has lost an asset. Larry could solve about any mathematical problem related to our hobby. He knew Pythagoras, Newton, and Steve Hawkings. He may have even known Galileo for all we know. We are going to miss him. All of us send condolences and lift prayers for the family. May the family find peace from our Lord during this time and may he help all through the grieving time. Duck

Howard Rush · « **Reply #12 on:** September 12, 2010, 05:02:33 PM »

I am sorry to hear about Larry's passing. I first met him about 1962, when we both lived in Indiana. He may have been too modest to tell you, but he was National Open combat champion in 1965, back when combat was the most competitive control line event, with a hundred or so entries at the Nats.

EddyR · « **Reply #13 on:** September 12, 2010, 05:42:11 PM »

Larry was my flying partner the last several years. He will be missed beyong anything I can say.

Ed

Will Davis · « **Reply #14 on:** September 12, 2010, 06:14:27 PM »

I have talked to Larry alot about stunt , but Howard was right . He was too modest to say anything about being a Nats Champ.. But that was Larry

Will

Alex Givan · « **Reply #15 on:** September 12, 2010, 07:03:58 PM »

I hope there's a place way up in the sky
Where pilot's can go when they have to die.
A place where a guy could buy a cold beer
For a friend and a comrade whose memory is dear.
A place where no doctor or lawyer could tread,
Nor a management-type would e'ler be caught dead!
Just a quaint little place, kind of dark full of smoke,
Where they like to sing loud, and love a good joke.
The kind of place that a lady could go
And feel safe and secure by the men she would know.

There must be a place where old pilots go,
When their wings become heavy, when their airspeed gets low,
Where the whiskey is old, and the women are young.
And songs about flying and dying are sung.
Where you'd see all the fellows who'd 'flown west' before,
And they'd call out your name as you came through the door,
Who would buy you a drink, if your thirst should be bad,
And relate to the others, "He was a good lad!"

And there through the mist, you'd spot an old guy
You had not seen in years, through he'd taught you to fly.
He'd nod his old head, and grin ear to ear
And say, "Welcome, my Son, I'm proud you are here!
For this is the place where true flyers come
When the battles are over, and the wars have been won.
They've come here at last, to be safe and alone,
From the government clerk , and the management clone;
Politicians and lawyers, the Feds, and the noise,
Where all hours are happy, and these good ol' boys
Can relax with a cool one, and a well deserved rest!
This is Heaven, my Son. You've passed your last test!

-Alex

ray copeland · « **Reply #16 on:** September 12, 2010, 08:37:08 PM »

After the first time I met Larry at the Huntersville field I truly hoped we would become friends. Over the past couple of years i relied on Larry several times to explain stuff to me that i was embarrased to ask others. Being a newbie to the sport I always saved these questions for the next time I would see Larry as he always had a way of making me feel like "hey, i just learned that myself". Several times i have sent Larry an e-mail about a new design i was dreaming up with questions , usually sometime in the middle of the night he would respond with an excel spreadsheet listing things like Mac,Tvc and such , then i would call him and ask what does that mean , he would just chuckle and explain. One of the many cool things about Larry was when he said i really like your new airplane or new tank fix or whatever, was that you could tell he was really sincere. I am so very proud to be in that last picture taken at Huntersville with my friend! My prayers and blessings go out to Larry's family and everyone that he touched. Ray Copeland

Randy Powell · « **Reply #17 on:** September 12, 2010, 10:08:19 PM »

My condolences. I lost by father last spring.

Dennis Adamisin · « **Reply #18 on:** September 13, 2010, 05:05:24 AM »

THis is very sad news. Mark F: thank you for taking the time to write us here. Praying now for peace and comfort for you and the rest of Larry's family.

Phil Spillman · « **Reply #19 on:** September 13, 2010, 01:46:40 PM »

As an aspiring Combat flyer in the early '60s I knew of Larry and also knew that when his name was in the list I didn't want to have to fly against him! And then I got old a started to fly Stunt and once again I learned of Larry! Only this time the competition was less intense and the gatherings more friendly. One of my happiest moments was getting reacquainted with Larry at the Brodak Contest of 2009 and again in 2010. He truly was a fine and neat gentleman to know and to appreciate. I guess you might say that he and I bracketed our model airplane flying careers together!

To Mark and the Fulweider Family my prayers are with you and I know that your lives have been truly enriched by this fine man. God bless.

Phil Spillman

Will Davis · « **Reply #20 on:** September 13, 2010, 02:02:14 PM »

Brodak 2010.. Larry is in front with Harmony plane

Will

Elwyn Aud · « **Reply #21 on:** September 13, 2010, 04:30:04 PM »

My condolences to the family. Here's a couple of more photos from the 2010 Brodak Fly-In.

Clayton Berry · « **Reply #22 on:** September 13, 2010, 07:03:10 PM »

Larry and I flew on a January 1st at Huntersville a few years ago. A great guy.

I am glad to have known him.

Clayton Berry

Will Davis · « **Reply #23 on:** September 13, 2010, 07:34:49 PM »

Clayton Berry Fun Fly Picture . Larry named the event to get Clayton to come down with us over the Holiday weekend .

Will

Serge_Krauss · « **Reply #24 on:** September 14, 2010, 02:30:48 AM »

Mark-

As you know, my response is on the "other" forum, but I'm heartened by the sincere rememberences here too. What a wonderful man, your Dad! I will miss his enthusiasm and insight greatly. What a wonderful man he seemes to have been, and I wish him only the very best in his flights from now on.

SK

howard shenton · « **Reply #25 on:** September 15, 2010, 03:52:52 PM »

This is fro the local Concord, NC newspaper

Larry Dean Fulwider

Larry Dean Fulwider was born on March 26, 1942, in Crawfordsville, Ind., to Ray Benjamin Fulwider and Virginia Mae (Hole) Fulwider. He died at home, surrounded by family, on Sept. 12, 2010, in Concord, N.C.

Growing up in Crawfordsville, Larry graduated Crawfordsville High School in 1960, and went on to study engineering at Rose Poly Tech in Terre Haute, Ind.

Larry began his 44-year career with R.R. Donnelley in Crawfordsville, Ind. He was a leader in the 1980 Harrisonburg, Va., startup, and retired, thousands of spreadsheets later, in 2004.

Larry was blessed with a great family: his wife, Linda (Van Hook) Fulwider and four children, Mark Fulwider and wife, Pam, of Concord, N.C; Joni Riggin, and husband, Tony, of Rockville, Ind.; Laura Ann Puffenbarger and husband, Al, in Sugar Grove, W.Va.; and Brandon Fulwider and wife, Teri, of Waynesboro, Va. Larry's legacy includes a multitude of grandchildren and great- grandchildren.

He was a committed member of the Metrolina Control Line Society at Waymer Field in Huntersville, N.C. Larry's passionate control line flying involved him in various competitions along the Eastern Seaboard over the last few years. On any wind-free day, Larry could be found in the middle of the flying circle practicing his stunt routines. He will be greatly missed by those who knew and loved him.

Larry's epitaph: "I always thought outside the box... now I'm stuck inside one!" J by Larry Fulwider

The family will receive guests at Hunt and Son Funeral Home in Crawfordsville, Ind., on Friday, Sept. 17, from 1 to 3 p.m. The graveside service, officiated by Pastor Paige King of Salem, Va., will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery.

Howard Shenton
Mauldin, SC

Robert Zambelli · « **Reply #26 on:** September 16, 2010, 05:11:39 AM »

I met Larry in 2008 at Huntersville. We chatted casually and he impressed me as a most interesting as well as a techinically competent gent.

When at Brodaks in 2009, I overheard him say something that got my attention: "Nuts, Bolts, Screws, Gears"
Then I remembered the rest of it: "We are Poly Engineers". It was the chant/slogan of Rose Polytechnic Institute in Terre Haute, Indiana.
Turns out, we went to the same engineering school.
He was two years ahead of me in, as I recall, Mathematics. I was in Mechanical Engineering.
A small private engineering school in a nondescript midwestern town - what are the chances?

After that, we became much closer friends.

Bob Z.