LD Foster

Age 84 of Montague, CA formerly of Flint and Sterling Heights, MI passed away February 16, 2015 at Fairchild Medical Center in Yreka, CA. There will be no funeral service as cremation has taken place. L.D. was born April 14, 1930 in Flint, MI, son of Floyd and Julia Foster. He graduated from Flint Beecher High School, salutatorian of the Class of 1949. L.D. received a Master’s Degree in mathematics from Central Michigan University in 1954. He met his loving wife, Joan Beckstrom, in drama class at CMU; they always performed as the hero and heroine of their college plays. Their passion for the arts continued throughout their marriage as they attended numerous plays at the Fox and Fisher theatres in Detroit. Their son, Larry David, was born January 2, 1954. L.D. enlisted in the U.S. Army that same year, spending his entire enlistment in Germany until the end of the Korean War. Upon returning to Michigan, L.D. and Joan moved to Sterling Heights where he spent 36 years teaching mathematics, where he was head of the math department at Fitzgerald High School in Warren. L.D. spent his retirement years visiting family and friends for weekly dinners, golf, and enjoying Detroit Tigers games. He enjoyed numerous trips to Montague, CA to visit his son Larry David, daughter-in-law Theresa and his grandchildren, until he moved to Montague, CA in 2012 to be close to his family. L.D. was preceded in death by wife Joan in 2006 and son Larry David in January 2015, sisters Loretta Blied and Sylvia Foster, brothers John Lequia, Marion (Bud) Foster, Clarence Foster, and Leonard Foster. L.D. will be sorely missed. He was a kind, caring, intelligent, and as his daughter-in-law Theresa said, “He was a gentleman with a wonderful sense of humor, a miracle of God”. His sister, Shirley, also said, “God blessed me with such a wonderful brother”. L.D. is survived by his sister Shirley (Bud) Chaney of Flint, MI, many nieces and nephews, daughter-in-law Theresa Foster, grandson Leif (Blythe) Foster, granddaughter Erika Foster, and great-grandchildren Benjamin, Anastasia, Lance, and Markus Foster.

LD Foster

April 14, 1930 - February 16, 2015