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A beloved columnist and arts editor at the Saskatoon StarPhoenix, Cam Fuller is remembered for his ability to affect others with both his words and actions.

Fuller died Wednesday at the age of 55 in an Edmonton hospital, surrounded by his family. Inflammation from long-term ulcerative colitis had damaged his liver and made a new one his only option. He ultimately became too sick for a transplant.

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“We are devastated by this loss to the city of Saskatoon and to our newsroom, which is full of people who love and respect him. He had a brilliant mind, an exceptional writing talent and an uncompromising commitment to excellence,” said Saskatoon StarPhoenix editor-in-chief Heather Persson.

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“Our thoughts are with his wife, Donella, and his twin sons, Joseph and William, at this difficult time.”

Fuller was born and raised on Saskatoon’s west side where, he wrote with trademark wit, he “learned from an early age to find pleasure in the little things: climbing trees, bike riding along the riverbank, watching water main breaks being repaired.” After graduating from E.D. Feehan High School, he earned an English degree at the University of Saskatchewan, painted houses for a time, and received a degree in journalism from the University of Regina.