Roy C. Foster of Whidbey Island passed away Nov. 18, 2014. Born in Canada June 8, 1926, Roy immigrated to Washington in his early teens. After serving in the U.S. Army in Japan at the end of WWII, he returned to Seattle, worked at Boeing and continued his education, graduating from the University of Washington with a Bachelor of Arts in literature.

The love of his life, companion and wife, Rosalie Foster, preceded him in death Nov. 8, 2006. He is survived by his son, Surnio Hosokawa (of Yokohama, Japan), a grandson and granddaughter, and three stepchildren.

Roy will be remembered as an avid appreciator of the Northwest outdoors (clam digging, sapphire mining, mushroom hunting and camping), something he shared with all his stepchildren. He was also an avid historian of Northwest Indian art and an extremely skilled carver of ceremonial masks, salmon clubs and paddles.