David Perry Fouts of Stanfordville died on Oct. 1. He was 86.
Fouts was born on July 29, 1940, in Auburn, N.Y., the first son of Perry and Laura (Tillotson) Fouts. He lived in rural Montville and Groton, N.Y., before his family moved to Poughkeepsie in 1952. He graduated from Wappingers Central High School in 1958 and was part of the first graduating class of Dutchess Community College in 1960.
On Aug. 21, 1960, he married Joyce Bitalla, and in 1973 they moved to Stanfordville.
He worked at IBM in Poughkeepsie while completing his Bachelor of Science degree in physics from Marist College and graduated in 1967. He retired from IBM in 1999.
After retiring, he opened Landmark Gallery in Kennebunkport, Maine, in 2004, featuring his own paintings and works by local and international artists. He operated the gallery until 2024.
Fouts coached basketball in Poughkeepsie, co-founded the South Road Runners camping club, coached Little League Baseball in Poughkeepsie and Stanfordville, served as a town councilman and as a deacon and Sunday School teacher at the United Church of Christ. He was also a member of the Stanford Lions Club and the Kent Art Association.
Fouts is survived by his wife; a son, James (Laurie) Fouts; two daughters Anna (Sean) Martin and Sarah (Giovanni) Aresco; and five grandchildren: Sofia, Alina, Carmelo, Jenna and Juliana. He is also survived by two sisters, Judith Christensen and Barbara Hinnant, and several cousins, nieces and nephews. A brother, Wayne Fouts, and a sister, Sandra Govern, died before him.
His remains have been cremated. A celebration of life will be held at The Blue Door Restaurant, 2510 Route 44, Salt Point, on Dec. 5, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. The family requested that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the Dementia Society of America, www.dementiasociety.org/donate or to Hudson Valley Hospice, www.hvhospice.org/donate-now.