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Robert “Saftest 'O the Family” Foulis

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Robert “Saftest 'O the Family” Foulis

Birth
Saint Andrews, Fife, Scotland
Death
6 Mar 1945 (aged 71)
Orlando, Orange County, Florida, USA
Burial
Wheaton, DuPage County, Illinois, USA GPS-Latitude: 41.8514406, Longitude: -88.1111604
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Professional Golfer from Saint Andrews, Scotland.

(Robert is pictured on the far left with two of his four brothers)

Golf Course Architect in the USA. Courses Built:
Algonquin Golf Club - (Private) in Glendale
The Bogey Club - (Private) in Saint Louis
Eisenhower at Forest Park Golf Course - (Public) in Saint Louis
Forest Park at Forest Park Golf Course - (Public) in Saint Louis
Jefferson City Country Club - (Private) in Jefferson City
Lake Geneva Country Club - (Private) in Lake Geneva
The Minikahda Club - (Private) in Minneapolis
Normandie Golf Course - (Public) in Saint Louis

His daughter Eleanora Foulis Miller wrote a book about her father and the family's early years in Scotland. It's title was her father's nickname - "Saftest 'O the Family" which in Scotish roughly translates to "easygoing."
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Mr. Foulis was a permanent resident of the St. Louis, MO area when he died at 646 E Colonial Drive, Orlando, FL, where he had been five and one half weeks, of possible coronary occlusion.

His wife was Amanda E Foulis.

His parents were James Foulis and Helen Ann Jameson, both of Scotland.

Source: Carey Hand Funeral Home Records, Orlando, Florida Register Volume 29 April 27, 1944 - April 24, 1945, p. 516

Contributor:Merf
Professional Golfer from Saint Andrews, Scotland.

(Robert is pictured on the far left with two of his four brothers)

Golf Course Architect in the USA. Courses Built:
Algonquin Golf Club - (Private) in Glendale
The Bogey Club - (Private) in Saint Louis
Eisenhower at Forest Park Golf Course - (Public) in Saint Louis
Forest Park at Forest Park Golf Course - (Public) in Saint Louis
Jefferson City Country Club - (Private) in Jefferson City
Lake Geneva Country Club - (Private) in Lake Geneva
The Minikahda Club - (Private) in Minneapolis
Normandie Golf Course - (Public) in Saint Louis

His daughter Eleanora Foulis Miller wrote a book about her father and the family's early years in Scotland. It's title was her father's nickname - "Saftest 'O the Family" which in Scotish roughly translates to "easygoing."
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Mr. Foulis was a permanent resident of the St. Louis, MO area when he died at 646 E Colonial Drive, Orlando, FL, where he had been five and one half weeks, of possible coronary occlusion.

His wife was Amanda E Foulis.

His parents were James Foulis and Helen Ann Jameson, both of Scotland.

Source: Carey Hand Funeral Home Records, Orlando, Florida Register Volume 29 April 27, 1944 - April 24, 1945, p. 516

Contributor:Merf


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