FACULTY (1964-1984) Carl E. Fulton (91)

Loveland Daily Reporter-Herald, CO February 10, 2011

Carl E. Fulton, 91, of Loveland died Feb. 1, 2011. He was born Feb. 25, 1919, in Potlatch, Idaho, to George and Minnie Fulton. The family moved to Spokane, Wash., where Carl grew up. He graduated from Lewis and Clark High School in June of 1937.

He attended Washington State College and graduated in 1941. He enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps in May of 1941, participated in WWII, the Korean War and served afterwards in the Far East and Middle East. He retired from the Marines in 1962 as a lieutenant colonel.

Carl married Shirley Jane Dunn from Hastings, Neb., in March of 1944 in Beverly Hills, Calif. They have a son, William Fulton and wife Sally of Longmont, Colo.; daughter Jennifer Fulton (1966) of San Diego, Calif., and granddaughter Madra Fulton of Millbrae, Calif.

Following his military career, he attended the University of California in Riverside, Calif., earning a teaching credential in 1963.

Carl went on to Pacific Grove High School, where he taught for 20 years. During that time he earned his master's degree at San Jose State University in 1969. After retiring as a teacher in 1984, he volunteered with the California Parks Division, Alliance for Mentally Ill, and Monterey and Monterey Peninsula Community College.

He resided in Fort Collins since 2001 after moving that year from Pebble Beach, Calif. Carl's interests were the outdoors, history, travel and reading.

Memorial services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday at the Spiritual Life Center at Loveland Good Samaritan Village. Contributions may be made to juvenile diabetes, or a mental health or homeless agency in care of Viegut Funeral Home. For condolences, go to www.viegutfuneralhome .com.