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Joe Foss - Rest in Peace

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Old 4th Jan 2003, 15:06
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http://www.aberdeennews.com/mld/aber...ws/4873755.htm
Posted on Sat, Jan. 04, 2003

Funeral for Joe Foss set for Thursday in Arizona

A memorial service for the late Joe Foss, a war hero and former South Dakota governor, will be held Thursday in Scottsdale, Ariz.

Foss, 87, died Wednesday at an Arizona hospital. He had not regained consciousness after suffering an apparent aneurysm last fall.

The memorial service is set for 2 p.m. at Scottsdale Bible Church, 7601 S. Shea Blvd.

Burial will be in Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, D.C.

Funeral arrangements are being handled by Messenger Mortuary, 7601 E. Indian School Road, Scottsdale.

Pastor Daryl DelHousaye of the Scottsdale Bible Church was Foss' spiritual leader for the last 23 years, and he was with him when he died.

''He was very much at peace, a strong witness in marvelous ways,'' DelHousaye said.

''He never lost his most wonderful crystal-clear athinking. You always knew where Joe stood, never wishy-washy,'' he said.

Like so many others, U.S. Sen. Tom Daschle, D-S.D., also had kind words for Foss.

"Joe Foss was, quite simply, a South Dakota legend. Every time I fly into Joe Foss Field Airport in Sioux Falls, I am reminded that America today is the land of the free because people like Joe made it the home of the brave," Daschle said.

"As an activist on behalf of so many causes, Joe never did anything halfway. For all of his varied accomplishments, there was one constant - he never forgot the lessons he learned growing up on that farm in Minnehaha County. Joe achieved more in one lifetime than many of us could hope to achieve in 100 . . . ," the Aberdeen native added.

Foss is survived by his wife, two children and two stepchildren.




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Old 4th Jan 2003, 16:11
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A sad loss, made even sadder by the news that 617's Ken Brown, has also passed away
 

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