Robert was born in Windsor, Colorado on February 28th, 1930 to Hazel and Edwin Foster. He was very patriotic and loved the outdoors. He enjoyed fishing, golfing, bowling, and farming. Robert worked as a contractor and partnered with Herb Schott to start a Northwest Estates subdivision. Robert was a member of First United Methodist Church in Windsor, Colorado for over 70 years.
Robert is preceded in death by his parents, Hazel and Edwin Foster; his son, Gary Foster; two half-brothers, Albert and Ralph Foster; grandson, Douglas Blehm. He is survived by his wife, Eileen Foster, two daughters, Susan Foster and Cheryl Pyatt, two granddaughters, Charlette Lyons and Christine Ehrhardt, one step-grandchild, Christopher Cox, two great-grandchildren, two great-step-grandchildren, and his two sisters, Patsy Bartling and Barbara Davis.