Dwight Donald Foster, Jr.

Dwight Donald Foster, Jr.

Don Foster passed away peacefully and surrounded by his family in his home on Father’s Day, June 15, 2025. Born in 1931, Don was a lifelong Pittsburgh resident. After Linden School, then Shady Side Academy, he graduated from Yale in 1953 and joined the Air Force, training to fly the F-80 jet fighter. He served until 1956, including two years in England. Thereafter he worked as an engineer in the industrial sector for his entire career. Most important to Don was his dear wife Sally, their children and grandchildren.

Don married Sally Beardslee in Grosse Pointe, Michigan in 1959, and started a family while living in Point Breeze, later settling in Fox Chapel in 1970. Don is survived by Sally, his wife of 65 years, his sister Suzy Mullins, four children and eight grandchildren: Sarah Foster and her son J.R.; Dwight, his wife Jane and their children Nick, Tommy, Joe and Jimmy; Amy Colbert, her husband Ross and daughter Reed; and Mike, his wife Abby and their children Beezie and Wills.

Don cherished his time with family and many long time friends. He was a warm, welcoming and caring gentleman with everyone he met, across all walks of life. He loved a good laugh and shared jokes (sometimes several times over!) with anyone within earshot. From Pirates games at Forbes Field, to the Steelers at Three Rivers and the Penguins at the Igloo, he was a diehard Pittsburgh fan. He thoroughly enjoyed golf in his early years at Longue Vue and later at Fox Chapel, where he was the cornerstone of the “B Team” in paddle tennis. In their earlier years, Don and Sally biked all over Europe and sailed in the Virgin Islands with their friends. His labors of love at home included helping Sally with her gardens, building rock borders and paths, and lastly splitting and neatly stacking wood from the old oaks on Fairway Lane.

With the help of Sally and several of his closest friends, Don courageously overcame a deadly disease in 1981 and lived another 44 very healthy and happy years. He also gave his time and attention to those struggling with similar issues.

We would also like to formally recognize the staff at Vincentian Schenley Gardens for their loving, selfless care. If desired, the family encourages donations in memory of Don to the staff fund at https://vincentian.us/donate-now or by mail to Vincentian, Attn: Development & Mission Advancement, 8250 Babcock Blvd., Pittsburgh, PA 15237.

The family will hold a private burial service and later a Celebration of Life.

Arrangements by Weddell-Ajak Funeral Home, Aspinwall.

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