Pressman, union Secretary/Treasurer, USMC Korean War veteran.
He was born on Armistice Day; until he was 6 or 7, he thought all the parades were for his birthday. He and his wife, Joan, both knew each other at John Adams High School in Ozone Park. After Tom graduated from high school, he joined the Marines in 1948. He became reacquainted with Joan when he came home on leave. She was teaching dancing classes. One of her students was Tom's cousin. They eloped just before he left for Korea and were married July 27, 1950, in New Jersey. Tom forged his military ID because he wasn't 21, the legal age required at the time for service. So he shipped out for Korea and Joan began dancing for a living.
In the Marine Corps Foley had two main jobs: operating heavy equipment and demolition. But he pitched in where needed. He was at the battle of Chosin Reservoir, trying to rebuild a bridge to Marines surrounded by Chinese troops. While under attack he grabbed a machine gun and started firing at the Chinese to save his unit for which he received the Bronze Star with V device for valor for going above and beyond.
After the war, Tom hired on as a printer's apprentice in New York and ended up with The New York Times. Joan danced at the Latin Quarter.
In 1971, he moved his family to Colorado, where he took a pressman's job at The Denver Post. He was a strong union member. His union business cards printed said "Tom Foley. I'm the SOB from the union."
Foley was also treasurer of the 1st Marine Division Association Inc. and a member of the local chapter of Chosin Few.
In addition to his wife, survivors include one daughter, Kathleen Coulter, of Chicago, and two grandsons.
Cause of death: stomach aneurysm while battling cancer.
He was born on Armistice Day; until he was 6 or 7, he thought all the parades were for his birthday. He and his wife, Joan, both knew each other at John Adams High School in Ozone Park. After Tom graduated from high school, he joined the Marines in 1948. He became reacquainted with Joan when he came home on leave. She was teaching dancing classes. One of her students was Tom's cousin. They eloped just before he left for Korea and were married July 27, 1950, in New Jersey. Tom forged his military ID because he wasn't 21, the legal age required at the time for service. So he shipped out for Korea and Joan began dancing for a living.
In the Marine Corps Foley had two main jobs: operating heavy equipment and demolition. But he pitched in where needed. He was at the battle of Chosin Reservoir, trying to rebuild a bridge to Marines surrounded by Chinese troops. While under attack he grabbed a machine gun and started firing at the Chinese to save his unit for which he received the Bronze Star with V device for valor for going above and beyond.
After the war, Tom hired on as a printer's apprentice in New York and ended up with The New York Times. Joan danced at the Latin Quarter.
In 1971, he moved his family to Colorado, where he took a pressman's job at The Denver Post. He was a strong union member. His union business cards printed said "Tom Foley. I'm the SOB from the union."
Foley was also treasurer of the 1st Marine Division Association Inc. and a member of the local chapter of Chosin Few.
In addition to his wife, survivors include one daughter, Kathleen Coulter, of Chicago, and two grandsons.
Cause of death: stomach aneurysm while battling cancer.
Pressman, union Secretary/Treasurer, USMC Korean War veteran.
He was born on Armistice Day; until he was 6 or 7, he thought all the parades were for his birthday. He and his wife, Joan, both knew each other at John Adams High School in Ozone Park. After Tom graduated from high school, he joined the Marines in 1948. He became reacquainted with Joan when he came home on leave. She was teaching dancing classes. One of her students was Tom's cousin. They eloped just before he left for Korea and were married July 27, 1950, in New Jersey. Tom forged his military ID because he wasn't 21, the legal age required at the time for service. So he shipped out for Korea and Joan began dancing for a living.
In the Marine Corps Foley had two main jobs: operating heavy equipment and demolition. But he pitched in where needed. He was at the battle of Chosin Reservoir, trying to rebuild a bridge to Marines surrounded by Chinese troops. While under attack he grabbed a machine gun and started firing at the Chinese to save his unit for which he received the Bronze Star with V device for valor for going above and beyond.
After the war, Tom hired on as a printer's apprentice in New York and ended up with The New York Times. Joan danced at the Latin Quarter.
In 1971, he moved his family to Colorado, where he took a pressman's job at The Denver Post. He was a strong union member. His union business cards printed said "Tom Foley. I'm the SOB from the union."
Foley was also treasurer of the 1st Marine Division Association Inc. and a member of the local chapter of Chosin Few.
In addition to his wife, survivors include one daughter, Kathleen Coulter, of Chicago, and two grandsons.
Cause of death: stomach aneurysm while battling cancer.
He was born on Armistice Day; until he was 6 or 7, he thought all the parades were for his birthday. He and his wife, Joan, both knew each other at John Adams High School in Ozone Park. After Tom graduated from high school, he joined the Marines in 1948. He became reacquainted with Joan when he came home on leave. She was teaching dancing classes. One of her students was Tom's cousin. They eloped just before he left for Korea and were married July 27, 1950, in New Jersey. Tom forged his military ID because he wasn't 21, the legal age required at the time for service. So he shipped out for Korea and Joan began dancing for a living.
In the Marine Corps Foley had two main jobs: operating heavy equipment and demolition. But he pitched in where needed. He was at the battle of Chosin Reservoir, trying to rebuild a bridge to Marines surrounded by Chinese troops. While under attack he grabbed a machine gun and started firing at the Chinese to save his unit for which he received the Bronze Star with V device for valor for going above and beyond.
After the war, Tom hired on as a printer's apprentice in New York and ended up with The New York Times. Joan danced at the Latin Quarter.
In 1971, he moved his family to Colorado, where he took a pressman's job at The Denver Post. He was a strong union member. His union business cards printed said "Tom Foley. I'm the SOB from the union."
Foley was also treasurer of the 1st Marine Division Association Inc. and a member of the local chapter of Chosin Few.
In addition to his wife, survivors include one daughter, Kathleen Coulter, of Chicago, and two grandsons.
Cause of death: stomach aneurysm while battling cancer.
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