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Roosevelt "Bronc" Foreman

2 May 1917 – 12 Oct 2015

Birth2 May 1917
Death12 Oct 2015
CemeteryCalvary Cemetery
Lafayette , Lafayette Parish , Louisiana , USA
Added byDebbie G Morrogh on 19 Jun 2016
FaGhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/165358293

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LAFAYETTE - Funeral services will be held on Friday, October 16, 2015 at a 2:00 PM Mass of Christian Burial in La Chapelle de Martin & Castille for Roosevelt J. "Bronc" Foreman, 98, who passed away on Monday, October 12, 2015 at Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center in Lafayette. Entombment will be in Calvary Mausoleum. Reverend Chester Arceneaux, Rector of the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, will be the Celebrant of the funeral Mass. Lectors will be Jessica Foreman and Jamie Guillory Foreman. Giftbearers will be Molly Foreman Blanchard and Colleen Foreman Jordan. Organist and soloist, Karen Broussard will sing for the mass. He is survived by his two sons, Michael Marc Foreman and his wife, Lee Watts, and David J. Foreman, MD and his wife, Beverly Foshee; his grandchildren, Molly Foreman Blanchard and her husband, Tadd, Colleen Foreman Jordan and her husband, John, Jessica Foreman, Jonathan Foreman and his wife, Jamie Guillory, and Patrick Foreman; his great grandchildren, Meadow and Violet Blanchard; and one step-granddaughter, Barringer Hobbs. He was preceded in death by his wife of many years, Dorothy P. Marcrum Foreman; his parents, Mayo Foreman and Rose Breaux Foreman; his sister, Bertha Foreman Burris; and his three brothers, Bradley, Chester, and Russell Foreman. Born on May 2, 1917 in Judice, Louisiana, Roosevelt Foreman, known by all as "Bronc", passed away in his usual fighting fashion, as a result of a hip fracture and it's complications. He, as a member of the "greatest generation", was granted the rights to life, liberty, and the right (not promise) of happiness, all of which were earned by his efforts. He made the best of his life and lived a true American success story. His family in Judice was transformed from landowners to sharecroppers as a result of the Great Depression. He worked the fields from before sunup to after sundown, seven days a week then, his entire family was broken up due to the depression. As a result, he moved in with his mother's family, the Breaux's of Lafayette at the age of 10, residing at the site of the Camellia Bridge. College was not an option due to the need for work to support the family. In the USAF for WWII, before being shipped to the Pacific Theater as a P-61 Black Widow night fighter pilot, he earned an infield position with a Miami airfield baseball team. The baseball leagues during WWII were filled with Major League players, so it was a true accomplishment to lead that league in hitting, as he did. Upon returning to Louisiana after WWII in the early 1950's, he was an employee for Dallas based Guiberson (an oil tool manufacturer).There, he met and married the executive secretary from Central Texas, Dorothy Pipkin. He later worked in Louisiana's early oil field, eventually starting a well work over service company, Lafayette Well Service, which under his leadership prospered for many years until he sold it in the early 1980's. He was named "LAGCOE LOOEY" in 1975 at the height of Louisiana's oil contribution. All of this without a college degree, but as we continually remind him, college degrees are only a measure of education, not intelligence, persistence, or fortitude- traits that he personified over his 98+ years. In his words, "Only in America could his life be realized." The following words from the American Anthem summarized Bronc's life best: "What shall be our legacy? What shall our children say? Let them say of me I was one who believed in sharing the blessings I received. Let me know in my heart when my days are through, America, America, I gave my best to you." He was past President of the Petroleum Club and was a member for over 55 years. With his lunch grill mates many world problems were solved and some likely created. He was a master supporter of his grandchildren's activities, from teaching them to cook to attending a multitude of dance recitals, plays, ballgames, and their practices. In fact, he was quite certain that not one of those grandchildren ever made a mistake or error.

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