Patrick J. Foley Jr. *67

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Patrick Foley, retired director of corporate new business development at DuPont Co., died at home Aug. 21, 2019, at the age of 78.

He graduated with a bachelor’s degree from St. Peter’s College in 1963, and earned a Ph.D. in chemistry from Princeton in 1967. Foley then served in the Army as a captain in the Ordnance Corps during the Vietnam War.

In 1969, he started his professional career in the central research and development division of DuPont. After a number of executive positions, he retired in 2002. He continued working in his own business in the venture-capital field.

An avid skier, Foley was an active member of the National Ski Patrol. He also enjoyed golf, tennis, and traveling, especially to national parks.

He is survived by three children and two grandchildren.

Graduate alumni memorials are prepared by the APGA.

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