Williams Payne Fulton ’49

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Bill died Dec. 28, 2000, of heart failure. He was 73.

He prepared for Princeton at Gilman and served in the Navy from 1945-46. At Princeton he majored in politics and was a member of Orange Key and Cap and Gown Club. He graduated from the U. of Maryland Law School in 1953.

Bill spent most of his working career with Rouse Co. and was involved in land acquisition for malls and for the major new town of Columbia, Md. He retired from Rouse in 1986 and worked as a real estate consultant. In 1987 he opened the Sunburst Shopping Center in Cambridge, Md.

He is survived by his wife, Melissa; three sons, Williams P. Jr., George A., and Brant R.; three daughters, Leasha C., Jessica F. Samet, and Victoria M.; a brother, a sister, and two grandchildren. The class extends its condolences to them on their loss.

The Class of 1949

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