Mr. William Finley Fulton, Jr. aka "Coach Wink" was born December 22, 1964 to the late Pauline Robinson Fulton and William Finley Fulton, Sr. in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He passed away at Emory Medical Center in Atlanta, GA on November 17, 2022.

He graduated from East Forsyth High School in Kernersville, NC in 1983. He finished Morehouse College in Atlanta, GA in the graduating class of 1988.

He joined First Baptist Church on Highland Avenue in Winston-Salem, NC at an early age and was active in the youth program and sang with the spiritual choir. In Atlanta, GA, he joined the Chapel of Christian Love Missionary Baptist Church where he was active in many activities as well as singing in the choir. He also sang with a traveling mass choir in Atlanta.

William got his start in Tennis with Mr. David Lash and the Young People Tennis program of Winston-Salem, NC. The Kimberly Park Tennis also played a major

part in developing his tennis career through its young people program with Mr. Leon Kay and Miss D.D. Adams as the advisors.

He worked 30 years at the McGhee and Washington Park Tennis Centers in Southwest Atlanta, primarily with the youth. At the time of his death, he was operating his own Tennis Program in East Point, GA. The name of his organization was Coach Wink's-NJTL-National Junior Tennis and Learning.

He held professional certifications with the United States Tennis Association, United States Professional Tennis Registry and a member of the NJTL-National Junior Tennis and Learning program. He received several awards and commendations from the USPTA and NJTL for his continuous and dedicated service through tennis with the youth of Atlanta and surrounding areas.

One of his major accomplishments was organizing trips to the United States Open Tennis Tournament in New York City at the Arthur Ashe Tennis Center for 35 to 40 young people.

William is preceded in death by his mother, Pauline Robinson Fulton; several aunts; uncles; and cousins.

He is survived by his father, William Finley Fulton, Sr. of Winston-Salem, NC; one brother Geoffrey E. Fulton of Atlanta, GA; one aunt, Maxine F. Johnson; and a host of cousin and friends.

Funeral service will be held at 12:00 PM, Saturday, November 26, 2022 at First Baptist Church, Highland Avenue. The family will greet friends 30 minutes prior to the service. Interment in Gardens of Memory, Walkertown, NC.

In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Scholarship funds of First Baptist Church, Highland Avenue in Winston-Salem, NC or the Chapel of Christian Love Missionary Baptist Church, Atlanta, GA.