John Patrick Foley II (April 19, 1938 – November 23, 1984) was an American lawyer and jurist from Manitowoc, Wisconsin.
In 1961, while living in Milwaukee, he and his future wife, Frances Van Sleet, were neighbors in an apartment building when a gas explosion occurred there.
Van Sleet's roommate, Charlene Jaecks, was more severely injured, and Foley carried her down to emergency responders.
[2] After leaving the Army, Foley remained in Milwaukee and enrolled in Marquette University Law School, where he obtained his J.D.
At that time, the 11th circuit comprised Douglas, Barron, Burnett, Polk, and Washburn counties, in northwestern Wisconsin.
He faced two opponents in the February 1978 primary, Eau Claire attorney Robert G. Evans and Marathon County judge Joseph Kucirek.
[9] In addition to his legal pursuits, Foley was a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks and the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America.