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Amber Fults
[April
15, 2013]
LINCOLN -- Amber DeeAnn Fults, 37, of
Chicago, formerly of Springfield, died unexpectedly on Sunday, April
14, 2013, at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center in Chicago.
(Below is a copy of
the obituary from the funeral home.)
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Amber DeeAnn Fults, 37, of Chicago, formerly of
Springfield, died unexpectedly on Sunday, April 14,
2013 at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center in
Chicago.
Amber was born December 28, 1975 in Lincoln IL,
beloved daughter of Carolyn Bailey Fults of
Springfield and Jeffery Fults of Lincoln. Along with
her parents, Amber is survived by sisters Kim (Rick)
Freer of Athens and Angie “Bitters” Fults of
Springfield, dear nieces Bailey Fults-Peterman and
Bryce Fults, several aunts, uncles and cousins. She
was preceded in death by grandparents George and
Delores Bailey and Doc and Shug Fults. Amber is also
survived by Pepper, Super Kitty, Mr Cuddles and
many, many friends in many, many places.
Amber received her Bachelor of Arts in Fashion
Design from Illinois Institute of Art, Chicago IL.
She was currently a doctoral student in Clinical
Psychology at Illinois School of Professional
Psychology at Argosy in Chicago. She recently had
been awarded an externship at Connection Day School
in Hoffman Estates. After graduating as a fashion
designer, Amber worked at a millinery boutique on
Michigan Avenue designing and creating hats and
wedding veils. While pursuing her PhD, Amber was
store manager and buyer at Barker & Meowsky, A Paw
Firm.
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Amber was a caring person who founded Creative HOPE,
facilitating the supervision and teaching of homeless
students in creating works of art fulfilling the mission of
counteracting the negative effects of homelessness by
providing a positive, welcoming and creative environment for
many of Chicago's homeless students. She was a volunteer at
Chicago HOPES as an art teacher, mentor, and tutor to
Chicago's homeless students during one on one sessions
through shelter based programs.
Amber's parents, sisters, and nieces will be having
a private service. All family and friends are welcome and
encouraged to attend a Celebration of Amber's Life on
Friday, May 31, 2013 at the Knights of Columbus in Lincoln,
IL at 7:00 pm. Memorials may be made to Trio Animal
Foundation, 516 N. Ogden Ave. Ste 199, Chicago, IL 60642 (www.trioanimalfoundation.org)
or to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 530 NE Glen Oak
Ave., Peoria, IL 61637. Arrangements were entrusted to
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home, Lincoln.
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