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Prominent attorney-at-law John E. Fuller died suddenly on Tuesday afternoon, September 28, shocking the legal fraternity, as well as hundreds of Antiguans and Barbudans on island and abroad.<\/p>

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He is suspected to have succumbed to a massive heart attack.<\/p>\n

REAL News<\/strong>\u00a0was told that Fuller was asleep for a good part of the afternoon, and when he awoke he reportedly complained to his wife that he felt a tightness in the chest.<\/p>

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She decided to transport him to the hospital; but before he could be placed in the vehicle, it is alleged that he collapsed.<\/p>

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Family members quickly administered CPR as Fuller was being driven to the medical facility. However, the doctors\u2019 further efforts to revive him proved futile, and he was later pronounced dead.<\/p>\n

One of his friends said Fuller, aged 75, underwent triple-bypass surgery about 10 years ago. She describes him as outspoken, knowledgeable of the law, funny, and a charismatic attorney.<\/p>

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Fellow attorneys Harold Lovell and Charlesworth Tabor say they are saddened by the passing of Fuller \u2013 both from the legal landscape and from national life.<\/p>\n

Although in the past few years he made fewer and fewer courtroom appearances, Fuller is remembered by clients and jurors as a man who understood the seriousness of the law, but who could always find a word or joke to lighten the moment.<\/p>

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Shocked colleagues say the humour he brought to the table, especially during trials, will be missed. One lawyer recalls some of Fuller\u2019s courtroom antics, saying that he got away with things no other attorney even dared to attempt.<\/p>

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\u201cCourt won\u2019t be the same,\u201d one woman, a repeat juror, tells\u00a0REAL News<\/strong>\u00a0sadly.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, former Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer recalls Fuller as \u201cquite a robust character,\u201d and another person, commenting on social media, describes him as \u201cthe blackest white man in Antigua.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another woman says she looks at Fuller\u2019s life as one spent in celebration. \u201cHe was the prime example of \u2018living out loud\u2019 \u2013 extroverted and sociable,\u201d she says, while her companion\u2019s benediction is a simple \u201cRest in peace, Rude Boy.\u201d<\/p>\n

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