In Memoriam: Georgie Green
As the Morgan community mourns the loss of Georgie Green, a foremost advocate, organizer, and guiding light to the Morgan breed, AMHA makes available both the remembrance below and a profile by Kim Oplotnik published in the October 2022 issue of The Morgan Horse. The magazine article can be found at this link.
Georgie Fulton Green 9/15/35-12/22/22
Georgie accepting the 2006 USEF Walter B. Devereaux Sportsmanship Trophy from David O'Connor
Georgie Fulton Green peacefully passed away on Dec 22, 2022, surrounded by loved ones at the family’s 10 Star Ranch in Stephenville, Texas. Georgie was born on September 15, 1935, in Van, West Virginia, to Bernard L. Fulton and Helen Smith Fulton. She and her parents moved to Dallas in 1936 where she grew up.
Georgie was fiercely loyal, a devoted matriarch of her family, and invested in those she loved. She was a faithful friend and generous supporter to everyone and everything in her world. She was an advocate, a volunteer, a philanthropist, a pioneer, a leader, and a visionary.
Georgie met her future husband, John T. Green, while attending Greenhill School. John declared Georgie to be “just the girl for him!” and the two have been side-by-side ever since. In 1957, Georgie graduated from the University of Texas with a bachelor’s degree in English and in June of that year John and Georgie married. She went on to obtain her master’s degree in Liberal Arts from SMU.
By 1970, they established roots on the homestead north of Dallas that had been in John’s family since 1872. The farm became known as Windswept Place. In 1972, John gifted Georgie a Morgan gelding and so began their life with horses. One Morgan grew to many, and Windswept Place became the largest Morgan breeding facility in Texas, and one of the largest amateur operations in the United States. There are currently more than 120 registered Morgans with the Roadshow prefix.
Concurrently, Georgie followed in the educational footsteps of her father, Bernard Fulton, who founded Greenhill School in Dallas. She became a leading educator and trainer of Academic Language Therapists. Her dedication to the field is evidenced by her development of the Alphabetic Phonics curriculum, designing teacher-training courses for dyslexics, and helping to develop six teacher training centers across the United States. In 1976, Georgie was one of the three incorporators of the June Shelton School of Dallas, a school for bright children with learning differences. Georgie played an active role when the Texas State Legislature became the first state to pass “the dyslexia law,” requiring school districts to screen and treat students with dyslexia.
As the years progressed, Georgie became more active with her Morgan horses and developed a deep sense of responsibility to the breed, which led her to become a full-time volunteer, starting with the American Morgan Horse Association (AMHA) Board of Directors. She also devoted 28 years to the Morgan Grand National and World Championship Morgan Horse Show Committee. For 20 years, Georgie was the Morgan representative on the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) Board of Directors while also serving on the AMHA Board.
A list of some of her service and recognition includes: the Comprehensive Planning Commission for the city of Allen, Texas; Project Kids and Kids First for the Allen ISD; academic boards of The Fulton School, Southwest Academy, and The Clear Spring School; almost 30 years as a regional director for AMHA, AMHA Woman of the Year, first female president of AMHA from 1985-1988 and 1993-1996; three time show chair of the Morgan Grand National and World Championship Morgan Horse Show; recipient of the USEF Walter B Devereaux Sportsmanship Trophy and Pegasus awards: Distinguished Service Award from the National Pedigree Livestock Council; and the AMHA Dr. Albert Lucine Promoter Award.
In light of all these honors, Georgie was humbled to be recognized, but found the true reward was in the work itself. She enjoyed it!
Georgie Green leaves a legacy of excellence and a tradition of values. The Morgan breed, the organizations she supported, the schools she started and served, the children she taught, and every life she touched have all been changed for the better and “For the Love of it.”
She is survived by her husband of 65 years, John T. Green; daughters Jamie Willard (Bob) and Gina Pruetz (John); sister Molly Seeligson (John), brother Will Fulton (Nancy), and brother John Fulton (MaryBeth); grandchildren Tatum Willard (Katelyn), Mattie Luedeker (Matthew), Sarah Pruetz, and Molly Pruetz; great grandchildren Landon Willard and Grayson Willard; and numerous beloved nieces, nephews, great nieces, great nephews, cousins and friends from far and wide.
A “Celebration of All Things Georgie” will take place on Saturday, January 21, 2023 at 1:00 PM. It will be held at 10 Star Ranch, 575 Private Road 1324, Stephenville, Texas, 76401.
Options to honor Georgie:
Flowers
Donation to AMHECT in memory of Georgie Green
Donation to the American Morgan Horse Association Registry Legal Fund
Donation to the American Morgan Horse Association Friend of the Morgan
Donation to the Multisensory Teacher Training Center at McKinney Christian Academy