I had the priviledge of attending brock from kindergarten to senior graduation, Mr. Fuller was one of the most memorable teachers for me. The first thing I remember is how nervous I was to attend one of his classes, I just knew I was going to fail. He assured us if we try hard we would not fail, but we definitely earned the grade. I remember seeing him in the stands at basketball games and how he interacted with all of his students. If someone was overwhelmed with a task he used to say" the best way to eat a elephant is one bite at a time". the thing I remember the most is how much he loved his students, he cared about the well being and the success of every student. Mr. Fuller is a real treasure and will be missed.

I loved Joe and Y both. Loved that I got to work with them both. They made work fun.

I often talk of him and all he taught us. He used to whittle in the hall. Made those little boxes with the ball trapped in it. A few years ago I decided to give that a try. I made one, that all I could handle. It was successful but didn't look anywhere near the masterpieces of Mr. Fuller.

Mr. Fuller was one of the great teachers of all time. He impacted my life and many many others I know. The world lost a good one. God Bless hi..

Joe P. Fuller was the best Science teacher! The closest thing some of us saw to a kind-hearted drill Sargent. He demanded respect! He demanded neatness and organization! (Binders) He would stand near while you were answering a question and say,”No stalling, Gilbert! Just answer, Gilbert! That is stalling, Gilbert. C’mon, Gilbert, just spit it out.” Throwing tennis balls at the kid who wouldn’t pay attention. He loved to find a student sleeping. But, he also did the most listening and talking to students who needed it. He also did a lot of laughing and made us laugh. He ran a tight ship, but we loved him for it. And we got organized if we wanted an A on that binder. I remember some of us sweating that something was missing out of that binder.

I’m SO sad to be seeing this tonight. I moved to Brock the summer between my sophomore and junior year. I had Mr.Fuller both my junior and senior years of high school. I remember very early in my junior year (as I was still VERY much adjusting to moving from a large school in MO to tiny Brock) that he picked up a bowling ball in class one day and threw it at a student for not paying attention. I wondered what kind of school my parents had moved me to, LOL. It was not unusual for him to make an ornery student do wall sits or keep their hand raised all the way up for the duration of class, either. One of my very favorite memories of Mr.Fuller involved one of my stints while in “D-Hall” (which I’m sure I received for talking during class). He sent me down to the cafeteria to grab his lunch for him. We were having fried okra as a side that day and he was very much looking forward to it. When I walked back in his class with his tray, he looked at me and said “Biggs (that’s what he always called me even though my last name was Briggs)! How’s that okra today?” Without missing a beat, I shrugged my shoulders and said “ehhhh....it’s a little salty.” He just shook his head and cracked up laughing. I’m not sure if he knew that I really DID steal a bite and that it really WAS salty! I can’t even imagine how many lives Mr.Fuller touched. I know his lessons and stories are still being passed down to future generations today. What a legacy he’s left. Sending his family lots of love during this difficult time.

I’m so sad to hear this news. I moved to Brock the summer between my sophomore and junior year. I had Mr.Fuller both my junior and senior years at Brock. I remember very early into the school year my junior year (as I was still VERY much adjusting coming from a big school in MO to Brock), he picked up a bowling ball and threw it at a kid who wasn’t paying attention in class. I wondered what kind of school my parents moved me to, LOL. It wasn’t unusual for him to make an ornery student do wall sits during class either. One of my favorite stories about Mr.Fuller involved my stint in “D-Hall” one day (which I’m SURE I got for talking). He had me go to the cafeteria to pick up his lunch tray for him. We were having fried okra as a side that day and he was very excited about that! When I walked back into D-Hall with his tray, he asked “Biggs (as he always called me...even though my last name was Briggs), how is that okra?” Without missing a beat, I shrugged my shoulders and replied “ehhh..it’s a little salty today.” He just cracked up laughing and shook his head. I don’t know if he ever realized that I really DID sneak a piece of it and it was really WAS salty. There is no telling the thousands of lives Mr.Fuller impacted. His lessons are still being passed down and will be for years to come. I’m sending all of his family huge hugs and lots of love during this difficult time.

I had the privilege of being one of Mr. Fuller’s students in the late ‘90s. Beyond learning multiple sciences from him, he taught me a great deal about life and broadened my perspective tremendously. I presume every person has the one teacher who stood above the rest in their education, and for me that was undoubtedly Mr. Fuller. A inimitable figure in the halls and history of Brock High School, he made such an impact on so many young people. A fine man whose passing diminishes us all. I very much regret that I won’t be able to make the trip home to pay my respects, but Mr. Fuller’s family will be in my prayers this week. God bless.

Mr. Fuller was an amazing Biology Teacher! He had a unique way of teaching that kept us paying attention and learning at the same time! I'll never forget Mr. Fuller's class.

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