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Regular Session, 2010
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 103
BY SENATOR KOSTELKA
CONDOLENCES. Express condolences upon the death of Patricia Fae Foster.
A RESOLUTION1
To express the sincere and heartfelt condolences of the Senate of the Legislature of2
Louisiana upon the death of Patricia Fae Foster.3
WHEREAS, it is with deep regret and profound sorrow that the citizens of Louisiana4
have learned of the death of Patricia Foster who died on May 11, 2010 at age eighty-one; and5
WHEREAS, Patricia Fae Foster was born in Clovis, New Mexico, on March 9, 1929;6
and7
WHEREAS, while attending Clovis High School, she was elected state president of8
the New Mexico Future Homemakers of America, representing her state in Denver,9
Colorado, and helped formulate the National Future Homemakers of America; and10
WHEREAS, after graduating from high school in 1946, she attended Browning11
Commercial College in Albuquerque, New Mexico and became and accountant; and12
WHEREAS, she worked at the University of New Mexico Book Store until her13
marriage to Fred J. Foster, a theological student, on September 10, 1946; and14
WHEREAS, the couple started their marriage in Tupelo, Mississippi, where Fred was15
in school and, along with another student and his wife, founded Cedar Grove Pentecostal16
Church in Tupelo, Mississippi, which, upon graduation, the Fosters pastored; and17
WHEREAS, in September, 1954, they founded Calvary Pentecostal Church in18 SR NO. 103
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Albuquerque; and1
WHEREAS, in 1958 they pastored the First United Pentecostal Church in Orange,2
Texas, until November, 1963, when Texas District International asked them to start Texas3
Bible College in Houston, Texas, with Patricia Fae Foster serving as business manger while4
her husband served as president, and under their tutelage the college became the largest of5
the UPCI; and6
WHEREAS, in January, 1970, the Fosters began their ministry in West Monroe,7
Louisiana, where Patricia Fae Foster became the First Lady of the First Pentecostal Church,8
now The Pentecostals; and9
WHEREAS, she was a key player in the great growth and success of the church over10
the twenty-eight and a half years her husband pastored there, purchasing the property for the11
new facilities on Interstate-20; and12
WHEREAS, since June 1998, when her husband became Pastor Emeritus, she has13
continued to be an active part of the Pentecostals in West Monroe; and14
WHEREAS, her husband credits her with their many accomplishments, "she was a15
tremendous lady and without her grand assistance none of our accomplishments could have16
been possible"; and17
WHEREAS, she was a loving, devoted, and dedicated wife and a cherished mother,18
grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, cousin, and aunt whose love of family was of utmost19
importance in her life; and20
WHEREAS, she was a progressive voice for the Pentecostals, and will always be21
remembered in her community for her distinguished service as the First Lady of the22
Pentecostals; and23
WHEREAS, upon her death the world lost a unique individual who left an indelible24
mark upon the lives of all those who knew her; and25
WHEREAS, because of her numerous accomplishments in public and private life,26
the death of Patricia Fae Foster has left a void in her community and has created a genuine27
sense of profound sorrow in her friends and family.28
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana29
acknowledges with gratitude the outstanding service, and numerous accomplishments of30 SR NO. 103
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Patricia Fae Foster and extends sincere regrets and condolences to her family on the occasion1
of her death.2
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to her3
husband, Dr. Fred J. Foster.4
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Tammy Crain Waldrop.
DIGEST
Kostelka SR No.
Expresses condolences upon the death of Patricia Fae Foster.