Patricia Lynn “Pat” Foust Tweedy

Tweedy—Patricia Lynn “Pat” Foust Tweedy, 76, on April 17, 2024, of brain cancer, at the TerraBella assisted living facility in Greensboro, N.C. Pat was born on May 2, 1947, to Hoyle Franklin and Ruth Elaine Greer Foust in Lexington, N.C. She had two sisters, Cheryl and Pamela. Pat graduated from Central Davidson High School in 1965 and from Wake Forest University in 1969. The following year she earned her master’s degree from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, followed by a Sixth-Year Education Certificate.

Pat met her husband, Reginald Edward “Ed” Tweedy, at Wake Forest. They married on August 3, 1968, at Memorial United Church of Christ in Lexington, and would enjoy 55 happy years of marriage. Pat and Ed had three sons, Phillip Harrell, Jonathan Edward, and Eamonn Patrick.

Pat worked in many fields after her formal education including the Employment Security Commission of North Carolina, followed by Guilford County Schools, where she worked first as a counselor and then with children with autism. After having children, Pat worked part time in the hotel banquet industry, then at Goodwill Industries as an employment evaluator and counselor for 15 years before she retired.

Pat was active in many community service organizations, including the Funeral Consumers Alliance of North Carolina, Alabama P.E.O. (a philanthropic organization where women celebrate the advancement of women), and the Guilford College Art Appreciation Club. Pat and Ed loved to travel. They lived with their family in Ireland from 1979 to 1984. They taught cultural exchange sessions in Poland through Angloville International.

While not a member of New Garden Meeting, Pat enjoyed participating in many of its meetings for worship and opportunities to serve. She was on the New Garden Meals on Wheels team and was a volunteer for memorial receptions and the annual fall sales.

Pat enjoyed filling Little Free Libraries, particularly the one at New Garden where she was eager to add antiracist books. She was generous in sharing her garden flowers, huge cookbook collection, and freshly cooked meals.

Pat is survived by her husband, Edward Tweedy; three children, Jonathan Tweedy (Zoemma Steffen), Eamonn Tweedy (Sung Un Kim), and Phillip Tweedy; and two sisters, Pamela Foust Heye and Cheryl Head.