Patrick Foran

January 8, 1937 - July 25, 2017

Kenneth "Patrick" Foran Jr. (80) of Mapleton, passed away peacefully at home on July 25, 2017. He was born January 8,1937 in Fresno, California to Kenneth Patrick Foran Sr. and Elizabeth Jane Gray. He was the oldest of two children. Patrick's formative years were spent on a farm in Fresno where he learned the value of hard work. While living in California he enjoyed deep sea diving and skiing. He was very proud of his Irish roots and an old Irish tune never failed to bring a tear to his eye or a smile to his face. Patrick loved working with his hands. You would often find him under the hood of a car or trying to fix something around the house. He always had projects he was working on and he loved to be tinkering all the time. His hobbies included: cooking, baking, playing the guitar (he loved classical guitar), hunting, fishing, enjoying nature, and telling "punny" jokes. As a young man he worked at a car dealership as an auto mechanic. Later he owned a quilting business in Spanish Fork, Most of his professional career he worked as a mechanic for industrial sewing machines. He retired from Beehive Clothing where he worked for nearly a decade. A convert to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints he worked with the children in the Primary as well as with the boy scouts. His favorite church calling was that of assistant scout leader. He enjoyed mentoring those young men, teaching them useful skills and instilling confidence in them. He loved his Savior and when he bore his testimony would testify about the atonement of Jesus Christ and bare witness that the Savior truly lives. He was a very independent thinker, who always had a head full of dreams and ideas. He had a tender heart and giving hands to those around him. He is now enjoying the company of his mother who passed in 2011 and his father who died when Patrick was still a young man. The death of his father caused him heartache throughout his life and we know that theirs was a joyous reunion. We will miss him greatly until we meet again. Patrick is survived by Dixie Dybas Foran, his loving wife of twenty-four years, his sister Kathy, his four children: Sean Foran, Cory Foran, Kristy Foran Kunz and Ryan Michael Foran; as well as seven step children: Wayne Arballo, Julie Arballo Wamsley, Allen Arballo Sr., Elisa Arballo Joyce, Alfred Arballo Jr., Katherine Arballo Robinson and Ryan Joseph Arballo. He also leaves behind twenty-two grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Funeral Services will be held Saturday, August 5th at 12:00 Noon at the Mapleton 22nd Ward, 1068 South 1600 West, Mapleton, Utah, where a Viewing will be held prior to services from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. Interment in Salem City Cemetery, 150 East 1000 South, Salem, Utah. Funeral Directors: Utah Valley Mortuary.