James T. Foote

James T.
Foote, 83, of Fond du Lac, died Sunday, August 23, 2020 at Hospice Home of
Hope.  He was born May 22, 1937 in
Milwaukee, the son of Aloysius and Celia Kolata Foote.  James graduated from Florence School
District.  He served in the U.S. Air
Force from 1955 – 1959.  On June 6, 1964
he married Lillian M. Schmitz at St. Peter Catholic Church in Malone and
celebrated 56 years of marriage this year. 
James worked as a field engineer for Unisys Corp. and Management
Concepts Inc. until his retirement in 1999. 
He enjoyed fixing computers, fishing, traveling, watching the Bucks,
Brewers, and Packers, and loved spending time with his family.

 

He is
survived by his devoted and loving wife, Lillian; daughter, Mary (James) Green
of Eagle; five grandchildren, Joshua, Matthew, Maegan, Meghan, and Patrick;
brother-in-law, John Schmitz of Brookfield; sister-in-law, Mae Schmitz of Green
Bay; two nieces, Karen (Jeffrey) Johnson and Carol (Mike) Klescewski; nephew,
Paul Foote.  He was preceded in death by
his parents; daughter, Linda; son, Michael; brother, John (Mavis) Foote; and
other relatives.

 

Due to
COVID-19, private family graveside services will be held at Calvary Cemetery.

 

The
family extends a special thank you to the staff of Hospice Home of Hope for the
care and compassion given to James and his family over the last several days.

 

Guestbook and tribute wall may
be found by visiting ueckerwitt.com.