Foster Church

I lost track of Foster. I worked at The Oregonian and left in 1980. I just recently wanted to catch up with him and saw that he had passed. What a truly decent and honorable person and a great journalist. He was one of the good souls on this earth.

I write this note belatedly because I only learned of Foster's death yesterday. I knew Foster almost 50 years ago when I was a cub reporter at the Nevada State Journal for a year and a half. The Foster Church profiled in the obituary above is exactly the Foster Church I knew....a gentle, thoughtful, empathetic, man with great curiosity. He was a lovely person. I have not really met many people like Foster. It is a great regret that I did not stay in touch with Foster after I returned to...

It was a pleasure to be associated with Foster through high school Many great memories from classes and socializing RIP , my friend

Dear Webmaster: Thanks for posting me memory of Foster. If you are allowed, please post my e-mail address. Time is short to enter him in this year's Nevada Press Association Hall of Fame election. Thank you and stay safe. Andrew Barbano

I will be nominating Foster Church for the Nevada Press Association Hall of Fame on or before July 15, 2022. I would like to hear from a member of his family or a close friend or associate ASAP. Please give this your earliest attention. Thank you and stay safe. Andrew Barbano / Reno, NV (775) 747-0544 NevadaLabor.com / SparksTrib.com Note to webmaster: Please feel free to publish my e-mail address with this notice. Thank you.

I had the privilege of editing Foster's stories when he was in The Oregonian's Clark County Bureau. I always learned something. He wrote with grace and confidence. I remember one travel column in which he described clam chowder that was so thick that the soup spoon stood tall. Thank you, Foster.

Whenever my wife, Arlene, and I had a chance to get together with Foster, it was always time well spent. He was genuinely glad to see you, always had something worthy to say, and clearly enjoyed the company of others. He liked to laugh. He was thoughtful and respectful and insightful. He told good stories. And he left us way too soon. I will cherish my many conversations with Foster. Rest in peace, dear friend.

To young copy aides, he was always kind.

Foster was an extraordinarily engaging person, whether discussing politics, journalism or the arts. I enjoyed working closely with him in The Oregonian's Vancouver bureau. My sympathies to all who, like me, will miss him.