This community is more than fortunate to have had Rev. Foy cross its path. Individuals, children, families, organizations, and businesses in Duluth all benefitted from his commitment to make this a more tolerant and inclusive community. He demonstrated strong leadership and took action to help form faith-based coalitions that address hard issues such as racism and classism. He stepped out of traditional boundaries and brought the church out into the community. Rev. Foy worked tirelessly on many fronts, which resulted in relationship building amongst corporate Duluth and low income families and communities of color. His death is a tragedy and my heart goes out to his wife Jennifer and their children. Let us honor Rev. Foy by continuing to do the work of human service and social justice.
Melissa Taylor
It is a pleasure to write this tribute in honor and memory of Rev. Arthur Foy, III.
Few people in our community know this but, I have the distinct privilege of being the same age as the late Rev. Arthur Foy. We are alike in so many ways. Not only are we the same age we also were born in the same month, we share the same astrological sign, we have similar personalities, we love gospel music, we worked well together sharing a passion to do the most good for the least among us in our beloved community of Duluth, Minnesota and both of us have parents who were members of the clergy. I feel so connected to Rev. Foy for all of those reasons and more.
When I learned of the tragic accident that took the life of this remarkable man I was simply heartbroken and knew immediately that I needed to do even more to continue the legacy that Rev. Arthur Foy so profoundly left to this community. Rev. Foy was a very respectful and determined man of God. He met people where they were in their lives. He did not judge them because they may have made a mistake in their past…he loved them in spite of their mistakes. Rev. Foy loved individuals and families of the Central Hillside of Duluth and beyond. He understood that our entire community needed to come together to make life the best it could be for everybody. I admired him for his contribution to the faith community of the Northland. Rev. Foy was an inspiring man. Rev. Foy didn’t expect much from anyone….but he had a committed expectation for the love of God in our lives.
What Manner of Man is He Who Can?
- Show Compassion
- Show Respect
- Show Love
- Show Peace
This is Rev. Foy.
I will miss Rev. Arthur Foy so much. He and I developed a friendship and a strong working relationship in Duluth. We were working on a few projects together and I will not let go of any of them until they are completed.
I have a Godly love for Rev. Arthur Foy and only wish that I could have met him sooner.
Henry L. Banks
We continue to be grief stricken over the death of Rev. Arthur Foy III.
We've determined that the confidences of which he spoke; the differences we recognized; the strategies we planned; the vision that we shared will not be for nought.
We have been impacted beyond measure as a result of this tragedy. It is almost unspeakable. But, speak we must for those for whom Rev. Foy spoke, for those in whom he held in high regard: the children, the youth and the people.
Our hearts go out to his family; to his children who will never clearly know the esteem in which their father was regarded. They will never be able to meet all the people whose lives Rev. Foy touched in a magnificently powerful way, under the unction of the Holy Spirit; to his wife ,for whom there are no real words to dispel the grief she is experiencing now and for many days to come. We pray that the peace of God that passes all understanding envelopes her ,and cushions her through this journey.
Althea and Fahad B'hutto
