William Charles Fuller

William C. Fuller, 75, of Thornton, Colorado, died Monday, July 1, 2024 in his home.

Bill was born on February 1, 1949 in Brighton, Colorado to Sherman and Evelyn Fuller. He graduated from Brighton High School in 1967. He attended Colorado State University for 2 years. Bill worked on his cousin’s farm, spent many years as a salesman, mainly in the automotive field and worked at Denver International Airport. When he retired, he found his true calling as a school bus driver. Bill tackled countless early mornings driving the bus because he loved making the kids smile and keeping them safe as they started their day. He never failed to get a laugh out of his coworkers regardless of the field he was in and his ever-present smile was always a welcome sight.

On September 29th of 1990, Bill married the woman who would change his life forever, Bonnie Reese. Each chapter of his life following this fateful event would be centered around his newfound family, never missing a chance when he was able to see them and make them feel special. Bill loved sports from an early age. Even in retirement, he rooted for the Broncos during their ups and downs. From 1976 he held on tightly to a pair of Broncos’ season tickets that he eventually passed down through his family. Anytime he wasn’t watching the Broncos or an exciting new action movie he was spending time with his grandkids, who meant the world to him.

Even after turning in the school bus keys he loved to drive, sometimes a little too fast. The driving was always more exciting for him when he had company to share the ride with or when he was heading to get some ice cream. If no one was available to ride with, Bill would simply call instead to check up on how everyone was doing, and if they wouldn’t answer they could expect to see a text from him when they looked at their phone. Despite living in Minnesota for many years, his heart was always at home in Colorado. He loved the mountains so much that he had them engraved on his wedding band so they could be with him all the time, no matter where he was. Whenever he got to spend time in the mountains he liked to wake up at the crack of dawn and start on breakfast to feed everyone.

At his core, Bill loved people. Whether they were co-workers, neighbors, strangers in line or especially family, he had a charm that made him endlessly easy to talk to and open up to. When you talked to Bill you knew he cared about every word you had to say. Bill made a lasting impression on the hearts of all who knew him and he will be dearly missed.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Sherman and Evelyn. He is survived by his wife Bonnie of 33 years; children Christy (Rich) Bach of Thornton; Jason (Kari) Soukup of Thornton and Nathan (Shelly) Soukup of Owatonna, Minnesota; grandchildren, Tyler Soukup, Zach (Jess) Soukup, Makenzie (Zach) Baker, Jordan (Amanda) Bach, Taylor Anderson, Avery Anderson, Carter Soukup; great grandchildren, Lincoln Baker and coming July 23rd Brecken Baker.

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