Carol Foster, St. Petersburg organist and mother of former mayor, killed in car accident
Carol Foster, 83, descended from a founding St. Petersburg family.
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Carol Foster, 83, died Sunday from injuries she suffered in a car accident. An accomplished pipe organist, she was a third generation St. Petersburg native and the mother of former Mayor Bill Foster. [ Photo courtesy of Bill Foster ]
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Carol Foster, 83, the mother of former St. Petersburg Mayor Bill Foster and an accomplished pipe organist, died from her injuries in a car accident Sunday.
A third generation St. Petersburg native, Mrs. Foster descended from the Garrick family, one of the cityâs founding families and whose name is on a monument in Pioneer Park. She was a 1955 St. Petersburg High graduate â âVery proud Green Devil,â Bill Foster said by phone Tuesday â before attending St. Petersburg College, where she studied music.