MORE THAN 40 YEARS AFTER A VISIT TO IOWA THAT LEFT A LASTING IMPRESSION ON HIM, FORMER HEAVYWEIGHT BOXING CHAMPION GEORGE FOREMAN HAS BEEN LAID TO REST IN SIOUX CITY’S LOGAN PARK CEMETERY.
FOREMAN, WHO LIVED IN HOUSTON TEXAS, HAD EXPRESSED A DESIRE TO BE BURIED IN IOWA FOLLOWING A TRIP THROUGH THE LOESS HILLS IN 1988.
HIS DAUGHTER NATALIE SAYS HER FATHER OFTEN SPOKE OF THE SENSE OF PEACE HE FELT DURING THAT VISIT AND AFTER HIS DEATH IN MARCH OF 2025, THEY TRAVELED FROM TEXAS AND LAID HIM TO REST A MONTH LATER ON APRIL 17TH AT THE CEMETERY OVERLOOKING THE LOESS HILLS AND STONE STATE PARK:
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FOREMAN1 OC……..JUST TRUSTED. :20
NOW, A HEADSTONE HAS BEEN FINISHED SHOWING FOREMAN IN HIS USA OLYMPIC UNIFORM WAVING AN AMERICAN FLAG.
THE FAMILY GATHERED IN SIOUX CITY THURSDAY TO MARK THE OCCASION:
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FOREMAN2 OC…STAY WITH US. :19
ONE OF HIS SONS, GEORGE FOREMAN IV, SAYS HIS FATHER BROUGHT HAPPINESS TO EVERYONE HE MET:
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FOREMAN3 OC……..EVERYWHERE HE WENT. :16
MAYOR BOB SCOTT SAYS PLANNING THE CEREMONY HAS BEEN QUIETLY UNDERWAY FOR THE LAST YEAR:
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FOREMAN4 OC…….REST IS HISTORY. :18
THE FAMILY VISITED THE GRAVE SITE TO SEE THE COMPLETED HEADSTONE IN SIOUX CITY THURSDAY.
FOREMAN IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE, TEN CHILDREN, GRANDCHILDREN AND GREAT GRANDCHILDREN.
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