Sam was born in Judice, LA which was formerly known as “Foreman Flat” on July 29, 1920. Growing up during the depression Sam’s family endured many hardships. Sam was forced to tend to the family’s livestock and labored in the fields picking cotton, pulling indigo, and shelling corn. He attended Judice Elementary, Scott High School, and graduated from Lafayette High School in 1939. After being named the outstanding scholar athlete in Lafayette Parish, he earned an athletic and academic scholarship to Southwestern Louisiana Institute “ULL” where he played baseball. Upon graduating from SLI in Physical Education, he accepted an academic scholarship into the Loyola School of Dentistry and an athletic scholarship to play basketball for the Loyola Wolfpack. He played point guard and was captain of the 1945 National Championship Team.

Sam’s integrity and work ethic were recognized and acknowledged by his professors and fellow students as he was elected President of the C. Victor Vignes Dental Society, and inducted into Who’s Who in American Colleges, the Blue Key Society, and Omicron Kappa Upsilon Dental Society. He graduated fourth in his class and was named Outstanding Clinician his graduating year.

With all of these previous mentioned honors, in Sam’s own words “the biggest break in my life was meeting Teet, my wife. We started dating in March of 1945 and were married in September of the same year.”

Sam qualified for enrollment in V-2 early enlistment program and upon graduation from Loyola, reported for active military duty in Killeen, Texas. He was deployed overseas and joined the U.S. Occupation Forces in Japan where he spent the remainder of his military service. Upon his discharge from active duty, in 1948, he returned to start his family and to establish his dental practice in Lafayette.

Sam practiced dentistry for over sixty years and retired in 2007. He held various leadership roles in the local and state Dental Association and was active in the organizations for sixty-five years. He was known for his thoughtfulness, kindness, and willingness to help those in need. While always known as an good athlete, Sam was most revered for his golf game which began at the age of twenty eight. He won numerous state and local titles and was a founding member of Oakbourne Country Club. He accumulated twelve holes-in-one during his playing days and continued playing until the age of ninety. Doc will remain an inspiration to many golfers and to anyone who has come into contact with him during his six decades of golf. He also enjoyed running at McNaspy Stadium and Girard Park.

Sam and Teet had a passion for traveling overseas, crisscrossing the world over 25 times accumulating many memories across many countries. But, one of Sam’s most memorable and most lasting legacies was hosting the family every Sunday night for dinner with his prized barbeque chicken often being the main course. To this day, the closeness and unity our family enjoys is the direct result of these family gatherings with Sam and Teet.

Survivors include his four children; Brenda F. Barrois and her husband Dr. J.W. “Bill” Barrois, Stephen M. Foreman, Beaumont TX, Elizabeth F. Piccolo and her husband Frank A. Piccolo, League City TX, Scott E. Foreman and his wife Michele D. Foreman, Mandeville LA, Daughter-in-Law Michelle M. Foreman, Lafayette LA, his sister Ruth Foreman Gaudin, Lutcher LA. Grandpa was affectionately loved by his eight grandchildren; Leigh Ann Evans and her husband Bryan, Will Barrois and his wife Kimberly, Joe Barrois II and his wife Crystal, Atlanta GA, John Foreman III and his wife Gwen, Lafayette LA, Andrew Foreman and his wife Dr. Emily Foreman, Lafayette LA, Madeline and Davis Foreman, Mandeville LA and Sam Piccolo, League City TX; his eleven great-grandchildren, Taylor and Kate Evans, Ella and Camille Barrois, Ruby Barrois, Sanders, William, and Bennett Foreman, Leah, Drew, and Vivian Foreman.

Doc was preceded in death by the love of his life, his wife of 65 years, Lorraine M. “Teet” Foreman, his eldest son John Sanders Foreman Jr., his father Wilson Foreman, his mother Anna Trahan Foreman, his brother Roy Foreman, and his sister Alice Foreman Richard.

The Pallbearers will be his grandsons, Will Barrois, Joe Barrois, John Foreman, Andrew Foreman, Sam Piccolo, Taylor Evans, and Davis Foreman.

Visitation will be at Martin & Castille’s DOWNTOWN Location on Thursday, May 5, 2016 from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM and will continue on Friday, May 6, 2016 from 10:00 AM until 2:00 PM followed by Mass at Our Lady of Wisdom Catholic Church at 2:00PM. A Rosary will be prayed by Brady LeBlanc on Thursday, May 5, 2016 at 7:00 PM in Martin & Castille’s DOWNTOWN Location.

Interment will be in Calvary Cemetery Mausoleum in Lafayette. Father Bryce Sibley, Pastor of Our Lady of Wisdom Catholic Church will officiate. Lectors will be Leigh Ann Evans and Bryan Evans. Giftbearers will be his three great grandchildren. Stephen M. Foreman will give the eulogy. Musical selections will be provided by Karen Broussard. The songs will be “Amazing Grace”, "Ave Maria", "On Eagles’ Wings" and "Be Not Afraid" .

The family would like to extend their heartfelt appreciation to Joyce "Tina" Cherry and Sue Boudreaux. They would also like to thank Thomas Francis and Vodis Dugas for the years of outstanding dedication to Mrs. Teet and the family home. Special thanks to Cornerstone Village South for the comfort extended to Doc. The family would like to thank Hospice of Acadiana, Dr. Harold Chastant and Joanna Nguyen.

Memorial Contributions can be made to Hospice of Acadiana, 2600 Johnston St #200, Lafayette, LA 70503, in Doc Foreman’s name.
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Click here for his Tribute Wall at Martin & Castille.

Athletic Network footnote by Ed Dugas:

Click here for Dr. Sam Foreman’s Athletic Network Profile, which includes the Spotlight Feature in October, 2010.

Click here to view Sam in his element (escorted by Karren Hays at the 2011 Basketball Reunion). He is part of several photos.