Senior Will Fallon Captures Fulton Award

John Fulton, Sr. was a business genius and an all-around good guy who was highly regarded by everyone he crossed paths with during his relatively short time on this planet. A member of Huntington High School’s Class of 1973, he grew up in the community and maintained a long and faithful association with his alma mater.

Mr. Fulton sent his own children through Huntington High School and could frequently be found among the crowd at district events. When he lost his battle with multiple myeloma on August 27, 2009 at 55 years old, it was an awful loss to not only his family and friends but the community as well.

Mr. Fulton owned and operated the Huntington Pennysaver Group. As a successful businessman, he was able to help others, but preferred doing it without fanfare and usually completely anonymously. He helped for all the right reasons and cared nothing about receiving credit. It was this simple: Someone needed him and he was there.

John Fulton, Jr. and his family were hand on at the 57th annual Blue Devil senior athletic awards ceremony in the Huntington High School auditorium, where he discussed his dad’s life before announcing the 2025 award recipient.

The 2025 Fulton scholarship was presented to Will Fallon, an exceptional student-athlete who has helped lead the Blue Devil golf and lacrosse teams for many years.

“The key to my success has been my hard work and time management, especially when it comes to balancing my coursework with sports and other responsibilities,” Mr. Fallon said. “I’ve really enjoyed the athletic programs at Huntington and being able to compete alongside my friends with the support of great coaches has been one of my favorite parts of high school.”

Mr. Fallon is headed to the University of Georgia to study business or economics.

The John F. Fulton Foundation was created by the Fulton family to perpetuate the memory and values of a very special man who believed that young people and the schools they attend play an integral role in every community.

More than anything, Mr. Fulton believed in his heart of the value and importance of a good education. He always stressed that an education remained with a person for their entire life. He admired and respected Blue Devil athletes and rarely missed a game when his three children were playing for Huntington. Where the game was held, at what time or even what the weather happened to be on any given game day mattered little. He was there.