Beloved husband of the late Mary Lou (McGuff) Foley. Loving father of James F. Foley, III and his wife Denise of Wolcott, CT, Gerard T. Foley and his ex-wife Paula of Norwood and David P. Foley and his wife Sheryl of Middleton, WI; cherished grandfather of Ryan and Leah Foley, Lyndsey Foley Alyn and her wife Samantha Alyn, Heather Foley, and Madison and Makayla Foley: dear step-grandfather of John Houston, Bryanna Houston Lydon and Nicolas Houston: proud great-grandfather of Ellyson Fahey; beloved son of the late James F. “Shinksy” Foley, Sr. and Mary E. (Drummey) Foley; devoted brother of Stephen Foley and his wife Margaret of Norwood and the late Mary Jennings, Ellen Cotter, Anne Foley, William Foley and Margaret Eckhardt. He is also survived by many loving nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, July 26th at 8:00am from the Gillooly Funeral Home, 126 Walpole Street (Rte. 1A), Norwood, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 9:00am in St. Catherine of Siena Church, 547 Washington Street, Norwood. Interment will follow the Mass in Highland Cemetery, Norwood. Visiting hours will be held on Tuesday from 4:00-8:00pm at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions in memory of James F. Foley, Jr. may be made to the National Shrine of the Divine Mercy, 2 Prospect Hill Rd, Stockbridge, MA 01262.
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