Obituary of Patricia Foreman

Patricia "Pat" Foreman, 80, a longtime resident of Wildwood, Illinois, passed away peacefully at Winchester House in Libertyville, surrounded by her family on March 6, 2008. She was a charter member of Sunrise Assisted Living of Gurnee where she spent the past six years of her life. Pat was born June 23, 1927, in Oak Park, Illinois. After attending Ripon College in Wisconsin, Pat worked as a radio disc jockey at the Hines Veteran Hospital in Chicago. It was there she met her late husband, Donald "Don" Foreman, who heard her voice over the bedside radio headphones while recovering from a wound received during World War II combat at Guadalcanal in the South Pacific. They married in the Vaughn Chapel at the hospital on October 25, 1947. As summer residents of Wildwood since 1948, Pat and Don moved their family there permanently in August of 1957. Pat was a long-time member of Wildwood Presbyterian Church, where she served as the church accompanist and Cub Scout den leader. She worked for Dan McGaughey Real Estate for several years, before moving to Warren Township High School. During her 18 years at Warren, Pat served as secretary to numerous superintendents and made many lasting friendships before retiring in 1990. During their retirement, Pat and Don enjoyed traveling around the United States together, spending many winters on Texas's South Padre Island and Arcadia, Florida. Pat will be remembered by all for her warm, easy smile and wonderful sense of humor. She is survived by her son, Fred (Stephanie) Foreman of Gurnee, and their children Melissa (Simon), Christopher and Melanie, daughter, Cathy (Bill) Melville, also of Gurnee, and their son, BJ (Nicole), and son, Jeff (Dawn) Foreman of Oshkosh, WI, grandchildren Rebecca and Jonathan, of Kenosha, and great-grandson Lucas Melville, of Schererville, Indiana. She was preceded in death by her parents, Frederick and Vera Morrison, and a brother Kenneth Morrison. A memorial service will be held at Gurnee Community Church, 4555 Grand Avenue, Gurnee, Illinois on Monday, March 10, 2008 at 5:00 p.m., with the Reverend Joseph Wilcox presiding. Visitation one hour prior to service. Burial will be private. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, memorial donations be made to the Warren Township High School Foundation, P.O Box 8103. Gurnee, IL 60031, or to the COOL Food Pantry 127 W. Water Street, Waukegan, IL 60085.