Harry Fulton Iv

Harry L. Fulton IV, 75, of Great Falls, a US Air Force veteran and retired owner of a carpet and upholstery cleaning business, died of cancer on Saturday, January 05, 2013 at Peace Hospice.A memorial service will be held at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses, 3826 7th Avenue North 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 12, 2013, with Darwin Hansen officiating.Visitation will follow the service. Cards may be mailed to the family or deposited in a basket at the Kingdom Hall at time of the service. Schnider Funeral Home is handling arrangements.Harry was born February 28, 1937 to Harry L. Fulton III and Alice (Dunn) Fulton in Chicago, Illinois.To his Midwest family he was always Bud. He and Joy Palecek married December 8, 1956 in Great Falls on a cold winters night, and they recently celebrated their 56th anniversary on a cold winters night. Joys maid-of-honor Sharon (Kelleher) and her husband Ken Kenyon joined the family at Harrys last get together at his home before entering Peace Hospice.Harry retired May 1974 as a Tech. Sergeant in the Air Force.During his 20 years in the Service he traveled around the world working mainly, as a jet engine technician.In 1961-64, he and his family were stationed at Bitburg AB, W. Germany. Later, he served remote with the 355th Tac Fighter Wing at Tahkli AB, Thailand.During that year he was also, at Yokota, Japan, and DaNang, South Vietnam.As a J-75 engine mechanic he and others supported the F-105 Wild Weasels that flew reconnaissance flights over North Vietnam during the Vietnam Conflict. Harry also, served as a Jet Engine Mechanic Instructor at Chanute AFB, Illinois for three assignments during his twenty years on active duty.In 1968, however, he received orders from Headquarters Command, Washington D.C. assigning him to the 1198th Operations, Evaluation and Training Squadron, becoming part of the mission addressed as Heavy Chain. Harry flew on various missions of this prestigious units Lockheed C-130Es into places the family only knew as Charlie.Harry loved the pig hauler C-130s, and that near-five year assignment was his favorite time while in the Air Force.At retirement from the Air Force in 1974, Harry and the family moved back to Great Falls where he had started his career in 1954 at East Base (Malmstrom AFB).He chose to return to assist his wife Joy in helping her aging parents, Otto and Gladys Palecek, and her uncle.However, Harry had been offered a challenging and rewarding position with Illinois Central Railroad as a supervisor in a new position of turbine-powered passenger train engines between Chicago and St. Louis.Instead, he acquired a position with Farmers Union Oil Company (CENEX).After five years with the Company he worked for City Chevrolet.But in 1982 he started his own carpet and upholstery business.However, due to health issues and loss of much of his sight, he totally retired in 1990.Harry lived a full life growing up in a Chicago neighborhood during hard times to acquiring a trade and an education not only at Chicagos Vocational School, but through Air Force schools, and attending Parkland College, Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, 1973-74.Though Harry and Joy took several trips to Hawaii, Harrys greatest joy was spending time with his family.He kept in close contact with his siblings, and other relatives.He and his wife made trips to visit his families in Chicago, Michigan and California or they came to Montana to see him.Family ties were important.The time he missed with his children he made up for with the four grandchildren.He was their role model, as the oldest grandson recently commented.He played with them when they were young, attended their sporting events, cheered them in achievements and shared in their disappointments. While his health was better he arranged for family camping trips and spending time at Seeley Lake together.Though he didnt have any real hobbies, he liked the old T.V. shows, and watching John Wayne movies.When Harry and Joys children married, Harry approved.Larry married Nancy LeLacheur and Vicki married Bryan Hollstein.Each couple have two children.Harry wasnt a baptized Jehovahs Christian Witness, but he did find his faith and the greatest friends in the Great Falls Congregations and even some of those out-of-state. He was in regular attendance with the Giant Springs Congregation. When the north side Kingdom Hall was built and later, remodeled, Harry was right there volunteering to help anyway he was needed.He was the type that gave more of himself than he expected in return, and that not only was for his family members, but for friends and acquaintances, also.In 1955 when Harry met Joy, he also, met her girlfriends.They have been lifetime friends, and The Gang called Harry their big brother, just as his cousin Pat Kelly-Young felt.So, he had many people who loved him and with his family will not forget him.Harry lived a full life.He has fallen asleep in death, but is in Gods memory. He had the hope of the promised Resurrection era, and his family and friends look forward to welcoming him back to a paradise earth (Psalm 37:29) when there is no more sickness, pain, mourning nor death. (Revelation 21:3-5.)Survivors include his wife Joy, son Larry Fulton and his wife Nancy, and Vicki and her husband, Bryan Hollstein; grandchildren Cassie Fulton, Austin, Texas; Travis Fulton, Everett, Washington; and Fallon Hollstein and Zach Hollstein, Great Falls; sisters June (Tom) Howard, San Antonio, Texas; Lillian Sis Hoendervoogt, Fremont, California; Joyce Bell, Burbank, Illinois; brother Edward (Patricia) Fulton, Clare, Illinois; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins from the Chicago families; Air Force buddies Don Fowser, John Fay and Andy Anderson; and many other true friends. The family thanks all the wonderful medical people who made Harry and his family feel loved with sincere compassion and encouragement, including those at Benefis Sletten Cancer Institute; Benefis Peace Hospice; Dr. Craig Treptow and his staff; and the University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle.In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Harry Fulton are suggested to Benefis Peace Hospice, Benefis Sletten Cancer Institute, or the world-wide Kingdom Hall Fund made payable to the Giant Springs Congregation of Jehovahs Witnesses.Condolences may be sent to www.schniderfuneralhome.com