Collin Scott Fullmer

Collin Scott Fullmer was born on 8/1/89 and left us on 11/17/2023. He is survived by his parents (Scott and Kimberly Fullmer) and older brother (Kyle Fullmer) and an extended family of grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins. Collin spent most of his youth in Arizona and lived in Minnesota and Colorado as an adult.

As a child, Collin was known for his smile, his laugh, quick wit and willingness to talk to anyone. He played baseball and club soccer for many years and transitioned to playing football as a teenager. Collin also enjoyed outdoor pursuits like hiking, mountain biking, and snowboarding. Collin had many close friends while growing up in Phoenix and enjoyed many family trips with the favorites being the beach and skiing.

As a teenager, Collin attended Shadow Mountain High School, but struggled with the traditional education and life resources at a public high school. He became a more successful student, and person, when he transitioned to a boarding school in Oregon and graduated in 2007. After graduation, Collin attended community college for a short time but ultimately decided to go into commercial truck driving.

Upon graduation from the Phoenix Truck Driving Institute, Collin set out to see the country. (He was one of the youngest drivers on the road.) Collin spent time in nearly every state and kept his surfboard, snowboard and golf clubs with him, so he was ready to have fun when time and location allowed. His over the road driving career spanned approximately 10 years and included time with several large logistic companies. His last being Schneider Transportation, with whom Collin leased his own truck and thus ran his own business. He was great at managing his own logistics and was quite financially successful. He eventually bought a house in a rural community in Northern Minnesota and when not driving, he looked forward working on his house and riding his motorcycle.

Collin moved to Colorado in 2016 to join his parents and transitioned to less long-haul driving and focused on shorter routes that allowed him to be in Denver more. After a few years in Denver, Collin began thinking about what might be next in his career and life. However, identifying a new path frustrated him greatly and created additional mental health struggles.

The last few years of his life Collin lived with his parents and transitioned to jobs that allowed his life to be simpler. Throughout his adulthood, and with the help of his parents, Collin sought professional help for how he was feeling and was not afraid to speak freely to people he thought could help. In the end, the burden of his life was too much, and he left everyone who loved him way too early.

Like a lot of people today, Collin struggled with mental health issues that became acute later in life. These issues impacted his ability to find social outlets, a new path and thus sustain the joyful nature of his youth. He is greatly missed.