John O. Fullerton ’45

Toby Fullerton died in Jan. 1993 in Ft. Erie, Ontario, his home for many years, following a prolonged bout with cancer.

Recognized as one of western Pennsylvania's top athletes, Toby played football, basketball, and baseball at Freeport H.S. and Kiski Academy. At Princeton, he again was a three sport man.

Toby left Princeton for the Air Corps in Sept. 1942. He was sent overseas and, after completing a dozen missions, was shot down behind enemy lines on June 29, 1944. He was reported as Missing in Action. However, Toby had parachuted to safety and was picked up by the Underground and reported safe in England on Dec. 1, 1944. Toby returned to Princeton, where he starred on the 1947 baseball team and captained the 1948 nine. In 1947 he won the William J. Clarke Baseball Cup for all-round ability on the diamond.

After graduation in June 1948, Toby worked at Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. In the early sixties, Toby joined Lerch-Hubbell, Inc. (then owned by Nels Hubbell '45), where he remained until 1976 when he formed his own company, The John C. Fullerton Co. He retired in 1986.

To Ester, his wife for 40 years, and to his family, the class extends its deepest sympathy.

The Class of 1945