MSF with family friend  Dave Ehlen  1977.
MSF with fish, 1961
MSF, age 18 waiting for a bus to USAF bootcamp at the Eau Claire, WI bus station. This degrading photo depicts MSF mimicking his elderly father, his cane in hand.
Albert Milton "Bert" Foster MSF's father.
Angela Foster, daughter of MSF with MSF's grandchildren Ace and Austen, 4/02/1998.
The ill-fated Digital Only Store on Shady Oak Road Minnetonka, Minnesota. Window signage by DEB. This "doomed" project was to be a collabrative effort between MSF and DEB
Emma Jean Boehmke, Alice Mae Kostuch, Audrey Ann Burke, The Foster sisters, Lac Courte Oreilles (Hayward, Wi) Fall - 1999
Margorie "Marge" Lena (Olson) Foster. MSF's mother.
MSF with family friend Dave Ehlen, Thanksgiving,1977.
MSF and his son Jeramy
"He was pharmacist, philos-
opher, but most importantly,
a good father and friend"
MSF's two oldest children, L-R son Jeramy and daughter Angela, from a family Christmas card.
An excerpt  from Foster's self
written obituary.
MSF's oldest children, son Jeramy and daugh-
ter Angela.
MSF and his son
Jeramy.
The "doomed" Digital
Only Store was to be
a collabrative effort
between MSF and DEB.

Son in law Anthony
With grandsons Ace and Austen.
Daughter Angela
with grandchildren
Ace and Austen.
Anthony, son-in-law to MSF, with grandsons Ace and Austen, February a1997.
Sara Burke and Craig Foster at the Easter Bunny Breakfast Daytons Dpartment Store, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 4/01/1990.
MSF's nephew Dennis Burke and family. L-R: Sara, Dennis, Joanna and Angus.

Christmas Card
L-R: Judith (Foster)
Thompson, nephew Brent Thompson and David Thompson.
Easter Bunny Breakfast at Daytons Department Store, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Back row, L-R ,Easter Bunny, Nancy Ruhland-Foster and Ian Foster. Front Row, L-R, Sara Burke, Craig Foster, Angus Burke, 4/01/1991.
Sara and Craig
at Easter Bunny
Breakfast 12th
floor Daytons
4/01/1990.


Christmas Card, L-R: Judith (Foster) Thompson, nephew Brent Thompson and David Thompson.
Nancy (Ruhland)
Foster with sons
Craig, left and Ian, right. 

Jeffrey Ingersoll
Married to MSF's
niece Barbara
Burke.
Jeffrey Ingersoll fishing with MSF in Biloxi, Mississippi. Jeff was married to MSF's niece Barbara Burke.
"My New Deck" A photograph of a Celtic tarot deck of cards. Courtesy of Darkmoon Photograhy 2009
"My New Deck"
Courtesy of Darkmoon Photography 2009.
Santeria: The Beliefs and Rituals of a Growing Religion in America By Miquel A. De La Torre, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. 2004 Though the book was written post Foster (2004). Notice the depiction of "main street America" in the background, with garage and gas grill.
Santeria: The Beliefs and Rituals of a Growing Religion in America
By Miquel A. De La Torre 
Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. 2004.
.44-cal bullet
Mark Steven Foster's self written obituary, from the Minneapolis Star Tribune 1997 (exact date unknon).
MSF's self written
obituary, Minneapolis
Star Tribune 1997.
Watercolor artist Dave McCollogh. The watercolor to his right was purchased by MSF for Quanta Press cow art collection and used as a company Christmas card.
Watercolor artist Dave McCollogh with some of his watercolors.
1993 Hobo King "Iowa Blackie" Painting by Leanne Marlow Castillo.
1993 Hobo King
"Iowa Blackie"
Painting by Leanne Marlow
Castillo.
Quanta Press employees Dennis Burke and Dan Robillard enjoying some Special Export, "Green Death."
Quanta Press
employees Dennis
Burke and Dan
Robillard enjoying
some Special Export.
"The Art of the Deal" MSF discussing a business deal with Irish businessman Finnian Connelly.
"The Art of the Deal"
MSF discussing a business deal  with Irish businessman
Finnian Connelly.
MSF and Quanta Press employee Woody Edstrom on the train from Laytown, County Meath to Dublin Ireland.
MSF clowning around in typical fashion while on the train form Laytown to Dublin Ireland.
MSF in a more subdued pose.
MSF and Woody
Edstrom.
MSF clowning around on the train.
MSF in a more subdued pose.
Quanta Press employee, Woodrow O. Edstrom on a train from Laytown to Dublin Ireland. MSF as joke, liked to greet Woody each work day morning with the phrase, "mornin' Wood!"
Quanta Press employee Woody Edstrom on a train from Laytown to
Dublin Ireland.
Pizza Hut figurines from the 1995 movie, Casper. The story has it that MSF purchasedt these for his children Craig, Ian and Sara and Angus Burke. Then later that evening took the children to Lakewood Cemetary in Minneapolis, MN where he proceeded to give them a good fright.
Figurines from the movie Casper,1995.
L-R: Jeramy, MSF, Nancy, Ian, Angela, Craig Photo courtesy of Angela Foster
MSF saluting in his USAF uniform. Photo courtesy of Angela Foster
MSF in his USAF uniform contrasted with MSF as a child. Photo courtesy of Angela Foster.
MSF at his daughter Angela's wedding reception. Photo courtesy of Angela Foster
MSF and his first wife Susan Larson cutting the cake at their wedding. Photo courtesy of Angela Foster
MSF looking dapper at his third marriage to Tammy Blair. Photo courtesy of Angela Foster
MSF walking down the aisle with his second wife Nancy Ruhland. Photo courtesy of Angela Foster
MSF and Susan with Maid of Honor and Best Man at their wedding. Photo courtesy of Angela Foster
Another picture of MSF from his third marriage to Tammy Blair. Photo courtesy of Angela Foster
MSF as a student of pharmacy at the University of Minnesota was the colorful "Grand Poobah" of the social fraternity Lo Chi, a parody of Rho Chi Society. Photo courrtesy of Angela Foster
According to his daughter Angela MSF bought this covertible during a mid-life crisis period. Photo courtesy of Angela Foster
MSF wiith his father Bert. Photo courtesy of Angela Foster
MSF with his first wife Susan Larson. Photo courtesy of Angela Foster
MSF holding his son Craig. Craig is MSF's third child. Photo courtesy of Angela Foster
MSF and first wife Susan holding their daughter Angela.
L-R: Susan, MSF and his sister Judith Foster Thompson celebrating MSF's acceptance to officers candidate school. Photo courtesy of Angela Foster
This picture Is actually .44-caliber bullet cigar punch. Foster was believed to have been shot with his own ..44 caliber Ruger carbine rifle.
Bert Foster holding George the dog. Marge Foster holding a baby doll..
MSF with his two oldest children Jeramy and Angela who are teenages in this photo. Photo courtesy of Angela Foster
Albert "Bert"
  Foster
MSF's Father
Margorie "Marge"
Lena (Olson) Foster
MSF's mother
MSF with fish
1961
MSF, on his way to
USAF bootcamp.
Emma Boehmke,
Alice Kostuch,
Audrey Burke,
The Foster sisters.
"Mark lived with a zest for life.  His goal was to insure all who met him would go away better for having done so."
Nephew Dennis
and his family L-R:
Sara, Dennis, Joanna,
Angus.

" Social gadfly and bon vivant"
Family
The Collection
Foster
MSF in USAF
uniform.
MSF looking dapper
for his third wedding

An excerpt  from Foster's self
written obituary.

An excerpt  from Foster's self
written obituary.
MSF has mid-life
crisis buys convertible.
MSF, "Grand Poobah"
of Lo Chi social fraternity.
MSF picture from
third wedding
Contrasting picture
of MSF.
MSF with his father
Bert.

MSF with first
wife Susan Larson.

Bert and Marge
Foster
MSF, Jeramy, Angela
Jeramy, MSF, Nancy
Ian, Angela, Craig

MSF and Susan
cutting the cake.
MSF walking down
the aisle with Nancy
Ruhland.
MSF at daughters
wedding.
MSF, Susan, Angela
MSF, Susan with
Maid of Honor and
Best Man.
MSF with his son
Craig
Susan, MSF, Judith
Foster Thompson
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