

He graduated from the US Naval School of Justice in Newport, RI, and served in Korea and Japan, retiring as Lieutenant, USNR. While attending Southern Methodist University, he spent a great deal of time conducting and playing trumpet in his 16 piece dance orchestra, the “Southernaires”, and was a member of Phi Delta Theta Fraternity.Īfter graduating from SMU in 1951 with a BBA degree in Business Management, Jerry served in the U.S. As a student at Highland Park High School, he was on the championship swim team, and later in life received the Highland Park Distinguished Alumni Award. He is now with his Lord in Heaven and his family is abundantly grateful for his long life, which truly was a life well-lived.Ī fifth generation Texan, Jerry was born in Dallas, Texas on Octoto Chester and Louise Crow Fullinwider. Jerome McNair “Jerry” Fullinwider, loving husband, father, grandfather, passionate entrepreneur, musician and man of faith passed away peacefully on July 21, 2022, at the age of 93. A Memorial Service livestream will be available: In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Highland Park Presbyterian Church, Young Life, or Reconciliation Outreach. at Highland Park Presbyterian Church in Dallas. His was a life of entrepreneurship, philanthropy, dedication to free market causes, and involvement in his community.Ī memorial service will be held on Friday, July 29, 2022, at 2 p.m. He received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from the College in 2013 based upon his distinguished career in the petroleum industry and his knowledge of Russian affairs that grew from that interaction.

