Retired M-A teacher and administrator “Bud” Fellows passes away at 89

Wilbur Lombard “Bud” Fellows, 89, passed away peacefully in his sleep on September 9, 2016 in San Diego. Born in San Francisco to Horace and Madeleine Fellows he lived a long, healthy and fulfilled life. He was married for 63 years to Coralie (Hill) Fellows who passed away in April, 2014.

Mr. Fellows is much remembered by Menlo-Atherton High School alums as he served as a Spanish, French and Latin teacher, as well as Counselor, Dean of Boys, and Principal of the Adult School over a 35-year career that spanned from 1953 to 1986. His son Don’s post about his father’s passing on the Do You Remember the Old Menlo Park Facebook page received hundreds of tributes.

In addition to his career in education, Mr. Fellows served on numerous professional and civic boards in Menlo Park including the Rotary Club, the Menlo Park Library Commission, among others.

He served in the U.S. Army at the end of World War II and went on to earn bachelors and master’s degrees at San Jose State University where he met Coralie. He also attended Mexico City College where he played collegiate football and developed his love of languages.

Bud is survived by his brother, Kenneth Fellows of Sacramento; children Don (Jill), and Kaerla; and grandchildren Lauren Springfield, Ryan and Austin Fellows and a three-month-old great granddaughter, Charlotte Elizabeth Springfield.

A celebratory service will be held on Friday, September 16, 2016 from 3:00 – 5:00 pm at the Remington Club in Rancho Bernardo. Donations may be made to the Elizabeth Hospice, 500 La Terraza Blvd. #130, Escondido, CA, 92025.