Robert G. Fuller Jr. ’61

In a sad and tragic death, Bob was killed Feb. 14, 2026, in Cogir of Potomac, his assisted living home in Maryland. A Cogir employee has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder.

Born in Boston, Bob came to us from Milton Academy. At Princeton, he majored in politics, ate at Elm Club, was a member of the Pre-Law Society, and roomed with Vern Close and Gardner Heidrick. Then followed a law degree at Penn and, returning to his family’s roots, entering practice in Augusta, Maine, at Pierce Atwood.

After leaving the law he managed several family businesses and wrote several crime novels. He had a parallel career as a judge advocate general officer in the Navy Reserves, retiring as a captain. Bob is described in the news as a “quiet philanthropist” who made several million-dollar gifts to nonprofits in the Augusta region.

Bob lost his first wife to cancer, and he was predeceased by his second wife, Moira, in 2018. He and Moira had moved to Potomac earlier for healthcare reasons and to be near her daughter. He is survived by his lifelong friend Linda Buttrick, with whom he spent his final years; Linda’s family; stepchildren from his second marriage and their families; and his brother, Randolph.