Kathleen Kath Ann Leonard Foley

Kathleen A. Foley 1/23/1946-1/1/2011 At 64, Kathy left us far too early, after a short but courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Her tight-knit family included Dennis, her beloved husband of 28 years, daughter Lise Hamilton-Tsao (Anthony), son Evan Hamilton (Karen), stepson Sean Foley and six adored grandchildren-Alexandra Mahvi, Jennifer Hamilton, Jonathan and Christa Tsao, Jack and Miles Hamilton. Born and raised in Bryan, Ohio, Kathy was a Marin County resident for the past 33 years. During that time she operated Foley Contract Interiors, designing and furnishing offices and commercial spaces for a number of Bay Area companies, including her main client, Westamerica Bank. But the overwhelming concern of her life in recent years has been the care of her husband Dennis, who was left quadriplegic in a 1996 accident. Kathy was a gourmet cook and gracious hostess, a voracious reader, a lively conversationalist, a loyal friend, an accomplished pianist, but most of all, a loving wife, mother and grandmother who will be dearly missed by her family and her many friends. A memorial service is scheduled for 3:00 PM on Saturday, January 15th, 2011 at Keaton's Redwood Chapel of Marin, 1801 Novato Boulevard, Novato, followed by an open-house reception at the Foley's home, 704 McClay Road, Novato. The family wishes to thank Hospice of the Bay Area for easing Kathy's final days, and welcomes donations to the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (www.pancan.org) to help find advances that will lessen the suffering of others.