John M. Foley

so. it is. 11 years, John. touched so. many lives, it is a true gift to. be given a life that contacts so many young lives, I celebrate his life with his family. and students. George

It amazes me what the effects of a fine teacher can have on people's lives, even those he never met. Now retired I am working as a remote professor of mathematics and physics at the American University of Afghanistan in Kabul teaching remote classes that are mostly young women. John's lessons, spirit and sense of wonder are reaching around the world. Obe life touches so many.

He was a seminal figure in my education. He performed that function for many. I drink to you the parting glass, the finest Irish ballad ever written. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7PQooSn8OI

John was a great teacher--one of the very best. I was one of his last students before he retired. He went above and beyond his duty to teach me advanced college math while I was his student in high school, even during the summer. He gave me some of his math books that he thought I would appreciate, which I did (and I still have them!). On his recommendation I applied to MIT and was accepted, and because of his him my math preparation was better than most other students upon entering MIT. ...