The Life of Gloria Faye Foreman
Gloria Faye Latiola Foreman, 70, passed away peacefully early Wednesday morning amidst her family at Lafayette General Hospital. She was a loved daughter, wife, mother, aunt, nannie, grandmother and great grandmother and had many friends and acquaintances.
Gloria was born in Egan, Louisiana on September 30, 1945 to Edles and Rosalie Latiola. She attended school at Egan Elementary and was a 1963 graduate of that High School, where she was class salutatorian. She then became a legal secretary for a prominent Crowley law firm. It was in Crowley that she met and married Richard Foreman in 1965. They immediately moved to Lafayette in conjunction with a job transfer for Richard. She became the Executive Secretary to the General Manager of the newly opened Evangeline Downs Racetrack.
She and Richard adopted two children in the early 1970s, after which she retired from the business world and became a full time Mom. When the children grew to school age, Gloria and Richard became heavily involved in school fund-raising and other school activities. They were the co-founders of the PTA at Katherine Drexel Elementary when the children began attending school. She and Richard coached T-Ball for 10 years in the Lafayette leagues. When the children reached high school, at Comeaux High, she and Richard became instrumental in fund raising activities for the Comeaux High School Band and the Comeaux High School Choral Department. They were among the first groups of fund-raising volunteers when the Cajundome opened in the mid 1980s. They continued to work the Cajundome and USL/UL sporting events until they retired in 2008.
In 1984, Gloria founded D.E.A.R. (Drug Education and Resources), an organization dedicated to informing and educating parents of the drug problems facing our children. The organization held parents’ meetings and seminars and did TV and newspaper programs and articles focusing on the problem. D.E.A.R. worked closely with the drug education program of the Lafayette Parish School Board.
Gloria is survived by her husband of 50 years, Richard Foreman, along with their two children, Richard Foreman II and his fiancé Heather Schollian of Lafayette and Renee Foreman Barber-Van Cleve and her husband Todd of Murfreesboro, TN. She leaves her brother Phillip Latiola of Coteau, along with her sister in law Jackie Joe of Lincoln, NE. She also leaves three grandchildren, Richelle Foreman, Alisha Foreman and Briana Foreman, along with their mother Dulce Sonnier, and a great grandchild, Riley Brinkhaus. She is also survived by two Godchildren, Roxanne Davis and Angela Smith. Also surviving are ten nieces and nephews, Shane Latiola, Ellis Latiola, Gabrielle Jenkins, Michael Dunn, Roxanne Davis, Stephanie Fontenot, Stacie Sunderhuse, Cheree Stanley, Joey Latiola, and Bryan Joe. A special survivor is Ellie Clair Latiola, 15 months, her beautiful grand niece.
Gloria was preceded in death by her parents, Edles Latiola and Rosalie Campbell Latiola, three brothers, Huey Latiola who died at birth, Larry Latiola and Ray Latiola and her nephew Jeremy Latiola. Larry’s wife Sandra and Ray’s wife Linda are among her survivors.
Pallbearers will be Ellis Latiola, Shane Latiola, Phillip Latiola, Todd Barber-Van Cleve, Tony Melancon and Sebastian Jenkins.
Services will be held at Martin and Castille Funeral Home at 600 East Farrel Road SOUTHSIDE location at 11:00 am on Friday, December 11th with a burial afterward at Lafayette Memorial Park on Pinhook Road. Visitation will be from 4:00 PM until 9:00 PM on Thursday and from 9:00 AM until time of services on Friday.
Her wishes are that donations to St. Jude Children’s Hospital or other worthy charities be made in lieu of flowers.
She thanks God for her 70 wonderful years of life and gladly joins her Heavenly Family.
Martin & Castille-SOUTHSIDE-600 E. Farrel Rd., Lafayette, LA 70508, 337-984-2811
Gloria was born in Egan, Louisiana on September 30, 1945 to Edles and Rosalie Latiola. She attended school at Egan Elementary and was a 1963 graduate of that High School, where she was class salutatorian. She then became a legal secretary for a prominent Crowley law firm. It was in Crowley that she met and married Richard Foreman in 1965. They immediately moved to Lafayette in conjunction with a job transfer for Richard. She became the Executive Secretary to the General Manager of the newly opened Evangeline Downs Racetrack.
She and Richard adopted two children in the early 1970s, after which she retired from the business world and became a full time Mom. When the children grew to school age, Gloria and Richard became heavily involved in school fund-raising and other school activities. They were the co-founders of the PTA at Katherine Drexel Elementary when the children began attending school. She and Richard coached T-Ball for 10 years in the Lafayette leagues. When the children reached high school, at Comeaux High, she and Richard became instrumental in fund raising activities for the Comeaux High School Band and the Comeaux High School Choral Department. They were among the first groups of fund-raising volunteers when the Cajundome opened in the mid 1980s. They continued to work the Cajundome and USL/UL sporting events until they retired in 2008.
In 1984, Gloria founded D.E.A.R. (Drug Education and Resources), an organization dedicated to informing and educating parents of the drug problems facing our children. The organization held parents’ meetings and seminars and did TV and newspaper programs and articles focusing on the problem. D.E.A.R. worked closely with the drug education program of the Lafayette Parish School Board.
Gloria is survived by her husband of 50 years, Richard Foreman, along with their two children, Richard Foreman II and his fiancé Heather Schollian of Lafayette and Renee Foreman Barber-Van Cleve and her husband Todd of Murfreesboro, TN. She leaves her brother Phillip Latiola of Coteau, along with her sister in law Jackie Joe of Lincoln, NE. She also leaves three grandchildren, Richelle Foreman, Alisha Foreman and Briana Foreman, along with their mother Dulce Sonnier, and a great grandchild, Riley Brinkhaus. She is also survived by two Godchildren, Roxanne Davis and Angela Smith. Also surviving are ten nieces and nephews, Shane Latiola, Ellis Latiola, Gabrielle Jenkins, Michael Dunn, Roxanne Davis, Stephanie Fontenot, Stacie Sunderhuse, Cheree Stanley, Joey Latiola, and Bryan Joe. A special survivor is Ellie Clair Latiola, 15 months, her beautiful grand niece.
Gloria was preceded in death by her parents, Edles Latiola and Rosalie Campbell Latiola, three brothers, Huey Latiola who died at birth, Larry Latiola and Ray Latiola and her nephew Jeremy Latiola. Larry’s wife Sandra and Ray’s wife Linda are among her survivors.
Pallbearers will be Ellis Latiola, Shane Latiola, Phillip Latiola, Todd Barber-Van Cleve, Tony Melancon and Sebastian Jenkins.
Services will be held at Martin and Castille Funeral Home at 600 East Farrel Road SOUTHSIDE location at 11:00 am on Friday, December 11th with a burial afterward at Lafayette Memorial Park on Pinhook Road. Visitation will be from 4:00 PM until 9:00 PM on Thursday and from 9:00 AM until time of services on Friday.
Her wishes are that donations to St. Jude Children’s Hospital or other worthy charities be made in lieu of flowers.
She thanks God for her 70 wonderful years of life and gladly joins her Heavenly Family.
Martin & Castille-SOUTHSIDE-600 E. Farrel Rd., Lafayette, LA 70508, 337-984-2811
