Noel 'Bill' Foster, an adventurous, strong willed, hard working, wise, kind and fair gentleman with a good sense of humor, passed away at the Life Care Center of Jacksonville, Florida on March 1, 2010, after courageously battling Leukemia for a few months. Noel was 81.
He was born on October 8, 1928, in the village of Patrington Yorks, near the city of Hull, in Yorkshire, England to Noel and Grace Foster. He had an older sister Jean.
Noel joined the British Army as a Guardsman in the Second Battalion, Coldstream Guards, in 1944. He served initially in Malaya (Malaysia), where he courageously fought in the successful campaign against the communist insurgency. He was then posted to Wellington Barracks in London, close to Buckingham Palace, from where he performed palace and other royal duties. In 1947 while working in London, Noel met his future wife Mary Margaret McCarthy, known as Marie. Noel married Marie on September 18th, 1951.
After leaving the army, Noel was employed in the paper industry, on the south bank of the River Thames, a few miles east of London. In 1960 he learned about a brand new paper mill starting up in Cali, Colombia, he decided to take his young family there on a three year contract.
In 1986, after working and living in Cali, Colombia for twenty five years, Noel and Marie decided that the time was right to move on and settled in Jacksonville, Florida by taking employment in Scapa of North America, a paper mill industry product manufacturer. Noel made very good life long friends through his work in the paper industry.
Noel was preceded in death by his loving wife Mary, who passed away in August 2008.
He is survived by his son Mark Foster of Eastbourne, England, his daughter Lindsey Anne Smith of Cambridge, England, and his daughter Alison Patricia Semerene of Jacksonville, 11 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. Rest in peace dearest Noel.
Funeral services will be held at 4:00 p.m. Saturday, March 20, 2010 in the Chapel of HARDAGE-GIDDENS CHAPEL HILLS FUNERAL HOME, 850 St. Johns Bluff Rd. The family will receive friends for a memorial service, on Saturday March 20, 2010 4:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Please Sign the Guestbook @ Jacksonville.com
-Florida Times-Union on March 14, 2010
He was born on October 8, 1928, in the village of Patrington Yorks, near the city of Hull, in Yorkshire, England to Noel and Grace Foster. He had an older sister Jean.
Noel joined the British Army as a Guardsman in the Second Battalion, Coldstream Guards, in 1944. He served initially in Malaya (Malaysia), where he courageously fought in the successful campaign against the communist insurgency. He was then posted to Wellington Barracks in London, close to Buckingham Palace, from where he performed palace and other royal duties. In 1947 while working in London, Noel met his future wife Mary Margaret McCarthy, known as Marie. Noel married Marie on September 18th, 1951.
After leaving the army, Noel was employed in the paper industry, on the south bank of the River Thames, a few miles east of London. In 1960 he learned about a brand new paper mill starting up in Cali, Colombia, he decided to take his young family there on a three year contract.
In 1986, after working and living in Cali, Colombia for twenty five years, Noel and Marie decided that the time was right to move on and settled in Jacksonville, Florida by taking employment in Scapa of North America, a paper mill industry product manufacturer. Noel made very good life long friends through his work in the paper industry.
Noel was preceded in death by his loving wife Mary, who passed away in August 2008.
He is survived by his son Mark Foster of Eastbourne, England, his daughter Lindsey Anne Smith of Cambridge, England, and his daughter Alison Patricia Semerene of Jacksonville, 11 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. Rest in peace dearest Noel.
Funeral services will be held at 4:00 p.m. Saturday, March 20, 2010 in the Chapel of HARDAGE-GIDDENS CHAPEL HILLS FUNERAL HOME, 850 St. Johns Bluff Rd. The family will receive friends for a memorial service, on Saturday March 20, 2010 4:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Please Sign the Guestbook @ Jacksonville.com
-Florida Times-Union on March 14, 2010
Noel 'Bill' Foster, an adventurous, strong willed, hard working, wise, kind and fair gentleman with a good sense of humor, passed away at the Life Care Center of Jacksonville, Florida on March 1, 2010, after courageously battling Leukemia for a few months. Noel was 81.
He was born on October 8, 1928, in the village of Patrington Yorks, near the city of Hull, in Yorkshire, England to Noel and Grace Foster. He had an older sister Jean.
Noel joined the British Army as a Guardsman in the Second Battalion, Coldstream Guards, in 1944. He served initially in Malaya (Malaysia), where he courageously fought in the successful campaign against the communist insurgency. He was then posted to Wellington Barracks in London, close to Buckingham Palace, from where he performed palace and other royal duties. In 1947 while working in London, Noel met his future wife Mary Margaret McCarthy, known as Marie. Noel married Marie on September 18th, 1951.
After leaving the army, Noel was employed in the paper industry, on the south bank of the River Thames, a few miles east of London. In 1960 he learned about a brand new paper mill starting up in Cali, Colombia, he decided to take his young family there on a three year contract.
In 1986, after working and living in Cali, Colombia for twenty five years, Noel and Marie decided that the time was right to move on and settled in Jacksonville, Florida by taking employment in Scapa of North America, a paper mill industry product manufacturer. Noel made very good life long friends through his work in the paper industry.
Noel was preceded in death by his loving wife Mary, who passed away in August 2008.
He is survived by his son Mark Foster of Eastbourne, England, his daughter Lindsey Anne Smith of Cambridge, England, and his daughter Alison Patricia Semerene of Jacksonville, 11 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. Rest in peace dearest Noel.
Funeral services will be held at 4:00 p.m. Saturday, March 20, 2010 in the Chapel of HARDAGE-GIDDENS CHAPEL HILLS FUNERAL HOME, 850 St. Johns Bluff Rd. The family will receive friends for a memorial service, on Saturday March 20, 2010 4:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Please Sign the Guestbook @ Jacksonville.com
-Florida Times-Union on March 14, 2010
He was born on October 8, 1928, in the village of Patrington Yorks, near the city of Hull, in Yorkshire, England to Noel and Grace Foster. He had an older sister Jean.
Noel joined the British Army as a Guardsman in the Second Battalion, Coldstream Guards, in 1944. He served initially in Malaya (Malaysia), where he courageously fought in the successful campaign against the communist insurgency. He was then posted to Wellington Barracks in London, close to Buckingham Palace, from where he performed palace and other royal duties. In 1947 while working in London, Noel met his future wife Mary Margaret McCarthy, known as Marie. Noel married Marie on September 18th, 1951.
After leaving the army, Noel was employed in the paper industry, on the south bank of the River Thames, a few miles east of London. In 1960 he learned about a brand new paper mill starting up in Cali, Colombia, he decided to take his young family there on a three year contract.
In 1986, after working and living in Cali, Colombia for twenty five years, Noel and Marie decided that the time was right to move on and settled in Jacksonville, Florida by taking employment in Scapa of North America, a paper mill industry product manufacturer. Noel made very good life long friends through his work in the paper industry.
Noel was preceded in death by his loving wife Mary, who passed away in August 2008.
He is survived by his son Mark Foster of Eastbourne, England, his daughter Lindsey Anne Smith of Cambridge, England, and his daughter Alison Patricia Semerene of Jacksonville, 11 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. Rest in peace dearest Noel.
Funeral services will be held at 4:00 p.m. Saturday, March 20, 2010 in the Chapel of HARDAGE-GIDDENS CHAPEL HILLS FUNERAL HOME, 850 St. Johns Bluff Rd. The family will receive friends for a memorial service, on Saturday March 20, 2010 4:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Please Sign the Guestbook @ Jacksonville.com
-Florida Times-Union on March 14, 2010
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