Comments for Remembering Jim Fulton

Comment on In honour of Jim Fulton, founding Executive Director of the David Suzuki Foundation by bruce taylor

bruce taylor — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 21:24:46 +0000

I worked as staff with Jim in 1990 when he was an MP with the House of Commons Standing Committee on Environment. He was one of the most knowledgeable MPs on the Committee. He treated staff as equals and was passionate about climate change. A quick study, I once told him that he had to “trash” this witness who was denying climate change. “No problem,” he said. I gave him some information and he took care of it. He had a very infectious, uplifting personality. A wonderful man, great to be around. I’m so so sorry to learn that he died.

Comment on In honour of Jim Fulton, founding Executive Director of the David Suzuki Foundation by Chris, Ky, Rissa and Larry Leischner

Chris, Ky, Rissa and Larry Leischner — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 21:01:16 +0000

Jim and Larry met on the Probation training course at the Justice Institute in the 70’s and became fast friends. I(Chris) meet Jim when he was working as a Probation officer in Mackenzie and I was a childcare worker there in 1974. He was bigger than life and took the air out of the room when he walked in. He siad he was going to the Charlottes to “save the sitka spruce and we remained friends seeing Jim, Liz, Katie and Blair when they passed through Prince George every August. We visited on Haida Gwaii and had many laughs and memorable times. My favorite memory of Jim was crab fishing with him on Agate beach on the north Island.We spent hours crashing around the sand and waves with Jim, picking the crab and Katie and I dragging the bucket. We couldn’t keep up with him, few people could, if any. To think that that marvelous energy and passionate spirit has left the earth in his human form!We know he lives on in our hearts and minds but we do miss his gigantic hugs and booming laugh. As my son Ky says ” A world with out Jim just doesn’t seem right.”
We know he had his private side and we respect that but we are mad at him too. He never let us say goodbye, when we called he lied and said thing were good, so it feels incomplete that we couldn’t share some of those last days. We know that is selfish, there always seemed so much of him to go around but there wasn’t and I hope his last days as a physical being helped to complete his journey here. Still we expect to see him walk through the door with the fixings for a “good martini”, fresh caught salmon and a veracious appetite for life. We miss you Jim, see you in the summerland.
So mote it be
The Leischners

Comment on In honour of Jim Fulton, founding Executive Director of the David Suzuki Foundation by Darryl Luscombe

Darryl Luscombe — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 03:58:13 +0000

Jim was the big brother that you always wanted. He was generous, funny and serious all at the same time. He could mince words like a professional and have you rolling around the floor laughing with a twitch of his eyebrows. He made such a difference to the world we live in. He lives on in each of our hearts.

Comment on In honour of Jim Fulton, founding Executive Director of the David Suzuki Foundation by RichardOn

RichardOn — Tue, 26 May 2009 22:32:24 +0000

Interesting site, but much advertisments on him. Shall read as subscription, rss.

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Comment on In honour of Jim Fulton, founding Executive Director of the David Suzuki Foundation by Darren Rennie

Darren Rennie — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 07:42:49 +0000

As a child growing up on the Charlottes Jim and Liz came to visit many times or we would go out to the river and have dinner at the cabin. I only wish I could have stayed in touch as I grew-up. Your laugh will be missed by a great many.
Thank you Jim.

Comment on In honour of Jim Fulton, founding Executive Director of the David Suzuki Foundation by Cameron Miller

Cameron Miller — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 18:37:25 +0000

I have been away for several weeks, and just learned today that Jim had died. I did not know him personally, but I do know that he will be greatly missed, as a good man and an ardent environmentalist.

Comment on In honour of Jim Fulton, founding Executive Director of the David Suzuki Foundation by Nate Smelle

Nate Smelle — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 15:05:13 +0000

I am very sorry to hear of Jim’s passing,and I would like to extend my deepest sympathies to his family and friends. I only knew Jim briefly while volunteering in the Vancouver office back in the winter of 2005, but his presence in my memories of this time inspires me to share his influence upon me. On my way into the office for the first time for my interview I stopped for a bite at Caper’s deli. Nervous and excited I sat down in the window beside some strangers to enjoy a bean salad. As I sat in a semi-dazed state the three then strangers and I awoke to a snowball pounding the glass in front of us. Startled, looking up, the four of us realized the culprit was this tall character grinning from ear to ear. The three beside me began to laugh and shake their fists and then proceeded to talk of how great this Jim character is. I smiled, as it is always nice to share in a moment of such great respect and true feeling, then I finished my salad and went on up for my interview. The next week when I began my placement Sari took me around and introduced me to the DSF family and this was when I had the pleasure of meeting Big Smiling Jim. It was my observation over the next few months that this smile never seemed to leave his face, and that every time he walked through the office everyone else could not help but smile as well. Thank you Jim for this great lesson and your service to our Earth.

Comment on In honour of Jim Fulton, founding Executive Director of the David Suzuki Foundation by Theresa Negreiff

Theresa Negreiff — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 05:50:59 +0000

I was so sorry to hear about Jim’s passing this winter.
I was fortunate to work at DSF in 2002-2004 with a wonderful team led by Jim. Never before or since then have I met anyone who could command a room the way he did. His passion for the work of DSF and environmental protection, his sense of fun and fair play were unwavering and inspiring - larger than life!My sincere condolences to his family.

Comment on In honour of Jim Fulton, founding Executive Director of the David Suzuki Foundation by David Sampson

David Sampson — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 22:12:03 +0000

I met Jim when he was here in Nova Scotia for an NDP Caucus meeting in I think 1982 or 83. Because the meeting was held in the riding that I tried to take for the NDP in the provincial election I was invited to lunch with Ed Broadbent and some of the MP’s. Because of work I couldn’t attend which as a relative kid of 22 was very disappointing. That night when I got home I got a call from none other than Jim Fulton who asked if it was alright if he came into town and we would go out to the local bar for a few beers. Of course I was delighted and I had a great evening of stories and was able to introduce Jim to half the town. One thing that stuck in my mind from that evening was when Jim told me to give him a call if I was ever in Ottawa, he said it would be no problem finding him as his number was the only one in the directory for parliment that started with FU. Jim was careing and down to earth and his unnecessary concern for a young failed candidate touched me and I have remembered that kindness to this day. I am very sorry to hear of Jim’s passing, we have all lost one of the really good ones.
David Sampson