JAMES ANDREW FOSTER

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JAMES ANDREW FOSTER James Andrew Foster, 66, of Blomidon, Kings County, NS, died Monday, March 8, 2004 in the Valley Regional Hospital, Kentville. Born in Teulon, MB on August 23, 1937, he was the son of the late David C. and Mary (Perich) Foster. Following his early education in Winnipeg public schools, he attended the Universities of Houston (BA), Manitoba (BEd) and North Dakota (MS, PhD). Prior to moving to Nova Scotia, Jim taught in the Faculty of Education at the University of Manitoba and worked in the U of M Counselling Service. In 1971 he joined the Faculty of the Acadia University School of Education and, for many years served as the Director of the Counselling Centre. He retired from Acadia in July of 2003. Jim battled ill health for many years and was a great believer in the healing power of humour. He set an example for his students, encouraging them to apply humour in counselling. In one of his many professional papers, he stated that it could be argued there isnt much to joke about these days. "A catalogue of ills besets our times...Faced with these problems, how do we laugh? We laugh because we realize we have to, because humour of the best kind always holds a measure of hope. Sometimes that is not only what we need - it is all we have." Dedicated to many community and professional organizations, he coached minor hockey in Canning and served as president of the Canning and District Minor Hockey Association. He was a former president of Family and Childrens Services of Kings County. In 1985, he was instrumental in establishing the All Hearts Association, a voluntary self-help and educational group for post cardiac patients. Jim is survived by his wife Jennifer (Jones) son Andrew (Julie Morton), Kentville; daughter Kate (David Thompson) and granddaughter Maya Foster Thompson, Dartmouth; sister Helen Borger; nephews, Alan and David (JoAnn) Borger and niece, Kathy Borger; grandnephew, David John Alan Borger and grandnieces, Hayleigh, Alisa and Brianna Borger; mother-in-law Trish Jones; brother-in-law Bob Jones (Marsha) sister-in-law Mary Kate Martin (Greg), all of Winnipeg; sister-in-law Elizabeth Jones (Paul Sullivan), Vancouver. There will be no visitation by family request. A memorial mass will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, March 13 in St. Josephs Roman Catholic Church, Kentville, Fr. David Stokes and Fr. Valdas Valdemaras officiating. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Valley Cardiac Rehab Society, in care of Dr. Howard Wightman, Valley Regional Hospital, 150 Exhibition St., Kentville, NS B4N 5E3. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the W. C. Hiltz / White Family Funeral Home, Kentville, Nova Scotia.

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Mar 13, 2004