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Preston Leon Pulliam © Alva Review-Courier 05-31-2006 Submitted by: Jo Aguirre
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Funeral services for Preston Pulliam will be on Friday, December 2, 2016, at 10 a.m. at Sparkman Hillcrest Funeral Home in Dallas, Texas. The family will gather with friends to celebrate Preston's life and lay him in his final resting place in Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery in Alva, Oklahoma, on Saturday, December 3, 2016, at 1 p.m. with Father Bala Sagili Jesubas, pastor of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, officiating. Wharton Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be made at http://www.whartonfuneralchapel.com.
Preston Leon, son of Eleanor M. (Scripsick) and Dale E. Pulliam, was born on October 11, 1947, in Hardtner, Kansas, the oldest of four boys: Preston, Marty "Doc," Kelly and Skyler. He passed away on November 26, 2016, in Dallas, Texas, at the age of 69 years, 1 month and 15 days. He was the valedictorian of Capron High School's Class of 1965. He went on to earn a bachelor of science in political science from Oklahoma State University in 1969, and a juris doctor from the University of Oklahoma College of Law in 1972.
He lived life with a fullness and sense of giving unknown to most. He worked as an attorney in many roles throughout his life including at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in Dallas. But his life's work was in improving the lives of others. Since 2008, Preston was the primary benefactor of the Metropolitan Community Church in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Thanks to his generosity and his dedication to the well-being of the LGBT community of Santo Domingo, the church was able to accomplish amazing things, including:
• Making great strides in social justice through testifying before the nation's Senate on equality concerns of the LGBT community. • Organizing and leading protests for human rights and gender-related issues. • Partnering with HIV/AIDS organizations on education and prevention campaigns. • Major outreach and services to the LGBT Haitian community. • Providing clothing and food for the homeless.
Through Preston's generosity, many lives have been changed as God's unconditional love for all people was proclaimed boldly.
Thanks to Preston, the church became a beacon of light shining brightly for the LGBT community of Santo Domingo.
Preston is predeceased by his parents, Dale on June 21, 2006, and Eleanor on June 27, 2010.
Preston is survived by his brothers, Skyler Pulliam of Dallas, Marty "Doc" Pulliam of Enid, and Kelly Pulliam and his wife Patty of Alva; five nieces and nephews, Ashley Withers and her husband Robert of Dallas, Sarah Pulliam of Dallas, Emily Pulliam of New York City, Kasady Bradford of Alva, and Kade Pulliam of Chicago; a great niece, Layla Withers of Dallas, and a great nephew, Kellen Bradford of Alva.
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