Jim Foy

Services for Jimmy (Jim) Rex Foy, 91, of Hideaway Lake, Texas are scheduled for 10:30 am at the Hideaway Community Church on January 6, 2024. Visitation will be 5:00-7:00 pm on January 5, 2024 at Caudle-Rutledge-Daugherty Funeral Home in Lindale. Burial will be at the City Cemetery in Lindale with military honors. Jim died with his family at his side on December 19, 2023. He was born June 21, 1932 in Des Moines, Iowa. He grew up on a farm in Eastern Iowa milking cows by hand and living on a tractor. He was very active in the 4H program representing his county at a calf scramble at the Iowa State Fair. He graduated from Wyoming High School in Wyoming, Iowa in 1950 in a class of 15. He attended the University of Northern Iowa and was a junior there when drafted into the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was on active duty December ’52 through December ’54 and reserve December ’54 through December ’60. He served a total of 8 years. During part of his service while stationed at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, he was assigned full time to the baseball team. He loved baseball and played second base in high school, college, semi-pro and in the army. He married Irmgard Schaefer in June 1955 and graduated from the University of Northern Iowa in 1956. He received a Master of Arts degree in school administration from the University of Iowa in 1961. He did post-graduate work at Suffolk University in Boston, MA, Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, IL, and North Texas University, Denton, TX. He taught high school biology and coached high school basketball and baseball for 23 years. During 18 of those 23 years, he taught summer school biology. He spent the last 15 years in Administration, 4 years at J.B. Young Junior High School and 11 years at Davenport West High School. He was a member of the ISEA, NEA, Iowa Coaches Association, Iowa Administrators, the National Association of Secondary School Principals and the Lincoln Highway Car Club driving his 1951 Dodge. Jim retired in June 1994, after 38 years in education. All four of his children graduated from a university in Texas and all continued to live in Texas. After retiring, Jim and Irmgard, moved to Hideaway, Texas. Jim became active in many organizations including bridge, poker, nine hole men’s golf and a charter member of the Hideaway Classic Car Club – their president for the first 7 years. He was also a charter member of the Holy Family Knights of Columbus in Lindale. As an active member of the Korean War Veterans Chapter in Tyler, he served his community as a Color Guard posting flags and shooting the weapons at funerals and other events. He spent many many hours on golf courses in search of that elusive hole-in-one. Jim was preceded in death by his parents, Lydia Johnston Foy and William E. Foy, his wife Irmgard of 57 years and his sister Virginia Ahrendsen. Survivors include his wife Barbara Foy, brother George and wife Glenda Foy of Aledo, Illinois, son Steve Foy of Austin, Texas and Pasadena, CA, daughters Sheila Snyder of Hockley, Texas, Pam and husband Dennis Edwards of Magnolia, Texas and Jennifer and husband Michael Sharpe of Fort Worth, Texas, step-children Kevin and wife Kristen Robertson of Bullard, Texas and Dr. Kristy Hernandez and husband Manny of Newalla, Oklahoma, also 15 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Hideaway Community Church or a charity of your choice.

Jim Foy

June 21, 1932 - December 19, 2023