In 1977, he and his wife, the former Jean Oles Miller, whom he had married in 1966, sold their Roland Park home and purchased the Monkton Hotel, near the Pennsylvania Railroad tracks in Monkton.
"It was a dilapidated 27-room former hotel that had been built in the 1840s. They renovated it and lived in half of the building while renting out the rest to a bike shop and a snack shop," said Janet Singerman, a daughter-in-law, of Charlotte, N.C.
"It became a gathering place for family celebrations and artists," she said.
In 2002, Mr. Fulton and his wife, who survives him, sold the hotel and moved to Baltimore's Tuscany Canterbury neighborhood.
Mr. Fulton had been an active member of Roland Park Roads and Maintenance and Citizens Planning and Housing Association.
After returning to the city, he became interested in the deliberations of the city's zoning board and reported on its activities to Baltimore City Councilwoman Mary Pat Clarke, a close friend and neighbor.
"He was a wonderful man and close friend. He was also a great ally and my zoning board observer. I think since 2004, he only had missed one meeting," Mrs. Clarke said yesterday.
"He always sat in the same chair, in the same row, and on the aisle. I'm hoping that we can perhaps have a small plaque installed where David sat to honor him."
Mrs. Clarke said that he had great respect for the board.
"I think it was mutual," she said.
Mr. Fulton had also been active with the Service Corps of Retired Executives Association.
He was a communicant of Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 811 Cathedral St., where a memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. tomorrow.
Also surviving are a son, Richard Harcourt Fulton of Charlotte; a stepson, Donald Cameron Miller of Reisterstown; a stepdaughter, Clarke Miller Fitzmaurice of Baltimore; a sister, Eleanor Fulton Casey of Cockeysville; and seven grandchildren. His wife of 14 years, the former Jean Leverton Noble, died in 1965. Another son, David Douglas Fulton, died in 1991.
fred.rasmussen@baltsun.com
