Over the weekend, former Charles County Commissioner Robert J. Fuller, 68, passed away. Arrangements have been made for Friday night. He served on the Board of Commissioners from 1990-2006. Charles County Commissioner President Candice Quinn Kelly (D) spoke about him on Tuesday.
“I worked with Commissioner Fuller in ’05 and ’06,” Kelly said. “He was a colorful, dedicated commissioner. He was loyal to our volunteers, as a firefighter himself. He worked very hard for his constituents as a long serving commissioner. He could be very colorful at times but he was a tough fellow and he brought that same toughness and sincerity in to his advocacy.
“I think it’s those bygone days when you were very grassroots. He knew his men and they knew him. They were different times. The legacy is that, well, he was here for a long time. He served his constituents because they kept re-electing him. His legacy really is what he did to move forward with the volunteers and we were going through some tough times back then. We didn’t have paid staff and we had to move to some paid staff. He really helped to negotiate that in a way that we continue to support our volunteers.”
He died Sunday due to complications from a long illness at his home in South Carolina. There will be public viewings from 2-4pm and 6-8pm on Friday, December 9, 2011 with a service at 7pm on December 9th at the Raymond Funeral Service in La Plata. The burial will be private.
