Edythe Foley, class of '29, died peacefully at her home in Ventura on Thursday, April 26, 2007.  She was 95.

Joie de vivre and adventure permeated Edythe's life.  Lhave a party!" were some of her favorite words.

Edythe was born in Fillmore on March 24, 1912 to Kenneth and Dora Lawtongand attended Fillmore High School, Pomona College and the University of Southern California.

Edythe became the first woman agricultural inspector in the state of California in 1938.  She was secretary with the Corps of Engineers in Anchorage, Alaska from 1943 to 1946 and civilian secretary for the United States military attache in New Delhi, India from 1946 to 1947.

Edythe met Tom Foley, who was in the State Department in New Delhi.  They married in Paris and then lived for five years in Munich, Germany, where their two children were born.

Edythe and Tom moved to Ventura in 1953 to be near her parents.  They built a home and enjoyed both living at Pierpont Beach among a great neighborhood of friends as well as traveling throughout the world.  Tom passed away in 1997.

Edythe is survived by her daughter, Mitra Christine and son, Terry.