Editor, The Auburn Plainsman
I had what I consider to be the distinct honor of knowing Dean Foy during my four years at Auburn.
From character to spirit, no one epitomized the Auburn Creed in daily life the way Dean Foy did.
Honest, hard work defined his days as Dean of Students, and it was the human touch that allowed his legacy to live on in the lives of those he helped mold into Auburn men and women.
For me, Dean Foy will be remembered as all smiles, as he and I walked on the court to accept the James E. Foy ODK Cup during halftime of the 2005 Auburn-Alabama basketball game.
"Lets get your hands up for Auburn! Waaaaaaaarrr Eagle, Hey! Woooooo!!!" (As only he could do.) The crowd erupted.
Obviously, the eruption was not because of the cheer, but because of what it meant to the man that was leading it.
Family, values, tradition. Auburn.
It was his trophy, his life and he was delivering it to everyone in the building with as much gusto as he could muster. This past week, Auburn may have just lost its own trophy sportsman.
The legacy he leaves behind, however, doesn't have to be engraved on a trophy or written in a book.
It is understood with each War Eagle exchanged.
Bradford H. Boney
SGA president 2004-2005
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