Richard “Skip” Link Foster, 63, of Lawrence, Kansas passed away Thursday May 2, 2024, after a short battle with cancer. He was born September 16, 1960, in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of Richard “Dick” H. Foster and Susan G. (Link) Bremer.
Skip graduated from Platte County High School in 1979, Coffeyville Community College in 1980, and Missouri Western in 1984.
In 1983, he and Tammy Renae Kretzer married, and together they had a son, James Spencer Foster. They later divorced. He married the love of his life, Pama Gay Grewell, in July of 1993, in a boot shop/wedding chapel in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Together they had a daughter, Shelby Leigh Foster, and a son, Patrick Gage Foster.
Skip spent much of his career as the Head Football Coach at Coffeyville (Kansas) Community College, later coaching in the Arena Football League. The past 10 years of his life were dedicated to managing the tree farm at Lawrence Landscape.
Skip loved adventures with Gay, bulldogs, attending sporting events, family gatherings, barbequing, tending to his yard, good conversation, and spending time with his four grandsons.
He is survived by his wife of 30 years, and his three children: Spencer (& Anna), Shelby and Gage – plus his grandchildren: Mitchell, Will, Dillon, and Henry. Skip’s siblings also survive him: Dinah (& Glen) Westervelt, deAnne Trave, Scoot (& Shell) Foster, Jon (& Amie) Bremer, Wayne (& Shelly) Warren, and Mike Warren; as do brother-in-law, Melvin Grame, and Gay’s sister, Robin Grewell-Hines. Skip’s stepmother, Karen Foster, and in-laws Gary Grewell and Pam & Bill Williamson also survive him – as does Spencer’s mother, Tammy (& Wolf) Schmidt. There are far too many other family and friends to list, but Skip loved each of them in a special way.
He was preceded in death by his sister, Debbie Grame, and his parents Richard “Dick” Foster, and Wayne & Susan (Link) Bremer.
A Celebration of Life Service will be held at River City Church, 3001 Lawrence Ave., Lawrence Kansas, Saturday, May 18, 2024, at 3:30 p.m. Services will be under the direction of Pastor Ed Mease.
Live-streaming will be available at: https://findandfollowjesus.org/memorial.
Memorials may be given in Skip’s name to the Coffeyville Community College Foundation (400 W. 11th St, Coffeyville, Kansas 67337).
