Greggory Delon Jenkins
jenkinsgd@yahoo.com
Monday September 10, 2012 at
8:33 AM
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To the Gulley Family, I first send my sincere apologies for not being able to attend the funeral. My name is Greggory Jenkins. Mr. Gulley was a friend, teacher, mentor, and advisor of mine. He inspired me in welding and leadership as we traveled across America. He taught me and showed me that there was more the world had to offer. My experience as the Texas State VICA President and Mr. Gulley as my friend, more than advisor, has always been a close memory of mine. I thank you all for him and I pray for your peace forever. Love always, Greggory Jenkins, Jasper, Texas now GySgt Greggory Jenkins United States Marines, Okinawa Japan
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Creighton Wilson
Thursday December 8, 2011 at
8:57 PM
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Even though I have not seen Bruce in over 10 years, he will always have a wonderful place in my memory as a fellow teacher at JHS. He had many great teaching moments together.
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Frank Wilkins
Thursday April 14, 2011 at
3:18 PM
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All of Bruce's family, Bruce was a very good friend of mine. I always enjoyed being around him and admired how he supported his students while at Jasper High School. We became friends through my visits to Jasper HS and VICA. While at TSTC - Waco he sent me some of the best welding students we ever had at TSTC-Waco. I'm retired now, and wasn't aware of the accident until my ex-secretary Veronica e-mailed me today. Again, I'm so sorry to hear about this. He was a very good and dear friend and teacher.
Thanks
Department Chair - Welding Technology, retired
TSTC Waco
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Larry Gilley
Sunday April 10, 2011 at
9:11 PM
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Hunter, Phyllis ,Carissa and Cindy...Bruce was a friend and also a very special coach. I truly know how you will miss him. If they can play golf in Heaven, I know that he, Wayne and Thomas will be out there. I pray for comfort for you all. Larry Gilley
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Claude & Ricki Gulley
Saturday April 9, 2011 at
1:56 PM
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Hunter, Phyllis, Belinda and all of Bruce's family...we will sure miss Bruce he was a wonderful person in all aspects of life.. His service and all the words of his former students showed how he touched so many lives. A living Legacy that what he was and always will be to us that had the privilege to know him. We love you and are praying for you all...
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Claude & Ricki Gulley
Saturday April 9, 2011 at
1:37 PM
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Dear Hunter, Phyllis, Bennie and all of the family...We will surely miss Bruce. He was alwways thought so highly of. His former students really emphasized what s special person he was and how he touched each one..He was an example of what we should all stive to be but will probably never attain.. Our love and prayers are with you all... Love !!
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Cindy Gulley
mercyshown2@gmail.com
Monday March 28, 2011 at
2:13 AM
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I want to thank everyone for your kind words of comfort and heartfelt admiration for Bruce, He was truely kind, loving, humble, giving, classy, extremely funny and a true example of a Southern Gentleman. He was a wonderful husband and my friend, I love and will miss him more than he could ever imagine. He loved his God, his family, and his country and he has now gone to his reward.
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Thomas Bridges
Friday March 25, 2011 at
10:06 AM
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Mr. and Mrs. Gulley and family my thoughts and prayers are with you at this time. I so enjoyed teaching with Bruce, he always made me smile and look to the bright side of life. We lost a good man and I am truly grateful for knowing such a good one as Bruce.
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Belinda Gulley Herring
Thursday March 24, 2011 at
7:57 AM
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To all of you who have posted and called and visited, thanks so much for your love of my sweet brother. It is a wonderful feeling to know how well everyone who new Bruce thought of him and it helps with the healing. He and I were very close and i will miss him so.
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Kimberly Wasylina
edgy1031@yahoo.com
Tuesday March 22, 2011 at
1:49 PM
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I only met Bruce once with his wife Cindy, he seemed like a very nice man. My heart goes out to Cindy and all of his family he left behind. I am Matthew and Emily's aunt. They took on the role of raising these two beautiful children and with that they deserve all that God has to offer. I am sure Mr. Gulley has been welcomed into God's gates. God Bless all his survivors. My thoughts and prayers are with his family. Kimberly
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Valerie Dovutovich/Gwen Locke
vjd44@hotmail.com
Tuesday March 22, 2011 at
10:04 AM
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To the Gulley Family, We are so sorry for your loss.God will be by your side to comfort all of you at this very tough time.You are in our thoughts and prayers.
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Melinda Rhodes Schurr
Monday March 21, 2011 at
10:13 AM
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Mr. and Mrs. Gulley, I am so sorry to hear of the loss of Bruce. My memories of him may be old, but they are sweet and very vivid. He truly was a great guy and he will be missed by all who knew him. The news was late in getting to me, so I missed the service and just wanted you to know that you are in my thoughts and prayers. Rely on the Mighty One to get you through this terrible time of sorrow and always remember that funny, happy boy that you raised to bless our lives for 51 years. With Love, Sympathy and Prayers, Melinda Rhodes Schurr
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Becky K. Gulley
Sunday March 20, 2011 at
4:27 PM
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We will miss you, but also know you are in place where you will never be in pain or suffer like you have the past several years. This is a very sad time for "our" baby girl, but she will carry you in her heart everyday, as will I. Carissa is saddened by the fact that Cooper will not grow up with you in his life, but she will make sure he knows what a kind, loving, and wonderful man you were. You would have been so proud of "your" boys at your service. They expressed their genuine feelings for you, looked nice, and acted with respect, just how you taught them to be. They are truly your legacy and they too will miss you greatly. Thanks for the 22 years we shared married, and for "our" beautiful daughter. You will be missed!
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Ray Boughner
no.1home@yahoo.com
Saturday March 19, 2011 at
10:29 PM
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Words of condolence can never ease the pain at times like these, but know that the sorrow you feel is shared by all who knew him. Bruce was a man who set the standards for his peers, as well as his students, to emulate. I remember one instance when Bruce a special ed student, David Shirley, to state competition and David won. David came back a year later as his own boss making more money than his teachers did. Just one instance of the success that Bruce afforded his students. He will be sorely mossed by all who knew him.
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Kathy Owens Hoxsey
Saturday March 19, 2011 at
1:36 AM
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Mrs.Gulley, I am so sorry for your loss.My heart goes out to your entire family. If he was half the teacher/coach you were, he had to be totally awesome. I pray God will ease your pain & fill your heart & mind with happy memories of cherished times.
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John Harries and family
Friday March 18, 2011 at
6:14 PM
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We are so saddened by the tragic loss for your family. I taught with Bruce at JHS in 1991-92 and thought highly of him. May God comfort you who loved him. May you treasure his memory.
With Love,
John, Maggie, Stephanie, and Brian
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Jeff Wilson
Friday March 18, 2011 at
10:17 AM
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So sorry for your loss.
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David Behannon
Friday March 18, 2011 at
9:24 AM
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Bruce was a friend of mine for as far back as I can remember. He was always nice to me and mine. Hehad a zest for life that few could match.
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Earnestine and Billie Mays Sr.
emays47
Friday March 18, 2011 at
1:46 AM
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Author & Barbara Bridges
Friday March 18, 2011 at
12:27 AM
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Phyllis & Hunter, we are so sorry for your loss. Our prayers go out to you and all of Bruce's loved ones. I know you were proud of the way he succeeded in all of his endeavors. Wish I had met him, but he will be remembered by all that knew him, and the lives he touched as a teacher. Love Author & Barbara
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Drew Herberger
Thursday March 17, 2011 at
11:21 PM
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Dear Mr.&Mrs Gulley,
Please accept my condolences during this difficult time. I wish that I could be there with you but unfortunately I cannot. Hopefully, I will be back in Texas soon and can visit at that time.
Sincerely,
Drew
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Brian Johnson
Thursday March 17, 2011 at
11:08 PM
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I know this is random, but you don't know me. I was at the scene of the accident. I stood next to Bruce until first responders came. I just wanted to say that I am deeply sorry for your loss. I have lost family before in this way and it hurts. I thought a lot of you the family while standing there with him. I have prayed for you and will continue to do so. God Bless.
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Jamie & Faye Hopkins
Thursday March 17, 2011 at
11:02 PM
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Mr. and Mrs. Gulley so sorry about the loss Bruce. I will miss getting to talk to him on the phone or at the bank. I alway enjoy helping him out when he needed help with his banking stuff. You and your family is in our prayer.
Love
Jamie
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Debbie Ruckel Yates
Thursday March 17, 2011 at
10:34 PM
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Carissa,
We are so sorry to hear about Bruce. He was a great man. He loved you so very much.
Your family will be in our prayers.
Much love,
Debbie, Shannon & Cody
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Kathryn Hyden
Thursday March 17, 2011 at
10:25 PM
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My prayers are with you all on this solemn sad day. Bruce was a wonderful funny man who I will never forget and I will have fond memories of forever. God bless you all and may he help you get through this trying time in your lives.
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Michelle Gullett
Thursday March 17, 2011 at
9:28 PM
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Hunter, Phyllis and family, I am so sorry for your loss. May God carry you all through each day forward. Please know I am sending all my love and prayers.
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chuck henderson
cowboytx64h@aol.com
Thursday March 17, 2011 at
9:26 PM
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Sorry to hear about bruce, he will be loved and missed.
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Roy and Lenora Isom
Thursday March 17, 2011 at
6:41 PM
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So sorry to hear about Couch Gulley. Carissa, Becky and family you all are in our thoughts and prayers. The Isoms
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Jennifer Huntsman
Thursday March 17, 2011 at
4:11 PM
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To Uncle Hunter & Aunt Phillis and family.
We will miss Bruce so much. I enjoyed when he came to stay in Longview. We had alot of good times. My prayers are w/ you all. Now Him, Steve and Jojo will be together again. WE LOVE YALL ....
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Ann Lender and Alycia Lender Reynolds
Thursday March 17, 2011 at
4:00 PM
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Sorry to hear about Bruce. Our prayers are with you. Bruce was a fine teacher and a nice person
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Lequin Hilderbrand
quinsurveying@cmaaccess.com
Thursday March 17, 2011 at
3:43 PM
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Bruce was a very special person and friend to me and my family. My son was one of the many young people that he led, taught and coached. The entire Hilderbrand family is terribly saddened by this tragedy and our thoughts and prayers are with all of his family.
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Rae Moody Tidwell
Thursday March 17, 2011 at
3:22 PM
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Coach Gulley, Belinda and family:
Please accept my condolences. I see that Bobby was an educator like you. I wish I were there to console you as Belinda did me when Kae was dying at St. E. in 2008. From an old KV Wildcat Cheerleader
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Elaine Jones Adkins
Thursday March 17, 2011 at
12:52 PM
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Dear Belinda & your entire family I am so sorry for your loss.I know words cannot help heal the hurt that you are all feeling at this time. I just wanted you all to know that you are in my thoughts & prayers.
From one of your former classmates & one of Mrs. Gulley's former students
Elaine Jones Adkins Class of 1975
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Dann & Brenda Roland
Thursday March 17, 2011 at
11:40 AM
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So Sorry for your loss.
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Bruce Alan Gulley was born June 12, 1959 in Groves City, Pennsylvania to Hunter &
Phyllis Gulley. Bruce passed away March 15, 2011. Visitation will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. Thursday, March 17, 2011. Funeral Services will be at 10:00 A.M. on Friday March, 18 2011 at Forest Oaks Chapel and interment will follow at West Oaks Cemetery. He grew up most of his young life here in Jasper attending Jasper School. He loved sports and played just about everything Jasper ISD had to offer. In high school he learned the trade of welding from Horace Hobbs, then took his trade into construction as a pipe welder. Due to illness, Mr. Hobbs requested Bruce be the next JISD welding instructor. He loved teaching students the trade of welding, and their winning record spoke for itself around the nation. Every year Bruce took a team to state and national competition. Bruce sat as board chairman for Vocational Industrial Clubs of America. He received many awards during this time. He was teacher of the year at JHS and named teacher of the year for the entire state of Texas. Bruce also had the love of golf, and served as the Head golf coach for JHS. His teams had many winning seasons. He was a very devoted teacher, and dedicated many hours after school helping his students excel.
Bruce retired from Jasper ISD in 2001. Bruce married Becky Kirkland in 1979 and they
became the proud parents of Carissa Cae Gulley on February 1, 1982. Carissa was the
apple of her dad's eye and had him wrapped around her finger. They shared many happy
times together hunting, golfing, going down the river and riding 4-wheelers. After leaving
Jasper & moving to Zavalla he met & married Cindy Cockrum in 2005. Bruce and Cindy
were raising her grandchildren, Matthew and Emily Clark. On July 13, 2009, Bruce
became the proud grandfather of Cooper Wayne Lewis. He was a loving, caring, and
giving man. Bruce left this earth March 15, 2011 in a tragic car accident. He will be
greatly missed by all. Survived by his parents W.H. & Phyllis Gulley of Zavalla. Daughter Carissa Gulley Lewis & husband Bobby Wayne Lewis Jr. of Jasper. Wife Cindy Cockrum Gulley and her 2 grandchildren Matthew & Emily Clark. 1 sister Belinda Herring & husband Roger. 1 nephew Rhett Hunter & 1 niece Rachel Hope Herring all of Sour Lake, and 1 very special grandson Cooper Wayne Lewis of Jasper. Condolences can be posted at www.forestofjasper.com
