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6/2/95              Janet McCoy

** GRADUATION FEATURE **
FLORIDA'S FORET FAMILY GRADUATES SIXTH CHILD FROM AUBURN

     AUBURN -- When Reece Foret walks across the stage Wednesday
during Auburn University's graduation ceremonies, she'll become the
sixth -- and final -- sibling in her family to earn an Auburn
degree. 
     The Foret's, of Gulf Breeze, Fla., could be called a "true
blue" Auburn family. Father Ted, a member of the 1957 national
championship football team, and mother Juie, who attended Auburn
from 1957-60, have been paying tuition to AU for 17 years -- every
quarter since 1978 for all six of their children.
     Auburn Admissions Director Charles Reeder says the Foret
family is remarkable in their Auburn spirit and numbers. 
     "To have all the children from one family attend Auburn is 
unusual," he says. "We do have a lot of legacies here and Auburn
is a traditional school, but usually you have one child who will go
his own way.
     "I do think the number of children and the fact they all
came here is great.  Each and every one of them must have had a
positive experience at Auburn and we congratulate them."
     The first Foret child to attend Auburn was Ted III, who
graduated in 1982, followed by Renee, '84; Robin, '85; Todd, '88;
Thad, '90; and now Reece. In addition, the two married Foret
children have spouses who are Auburn alumni -- Robin is married to
John Cornett, '85; and Todd is married to the former Carole Hunt,
'89.
     Mrs. Foret's parents, the late James Smith and Julia Martin
Smith, started the Auburn tradition, with Mr. Smith graduating in
1937. Mrs. Smith attended Auburn, majoring in agriculture, but
never completed her degree. 
     "I remember my mother and father talking about going to
Auburn, and as a child we'd have to go through Auburn to go to my
grandparents," she said. I've always had very special memories of
Auburn."
     Mrs. Foret says and her husband feel like they've invested
well in their childrens' educations.
      "We feel Auburn is a good investment for the money and we
think they've all gotten a good investment in life from attending
Auburn," she said. "Auburn teaches you about life, and Ted and I
loved our years there. Our love of Auburn is one of the best
lessons we've given to our children."
     Mrs. Foret said she met her husband in a college class --
English Literature 253.
     Foret, who was a tackle on the 1957 national championship
team, graduated AU in 1960 and the couple left for Canada for two
years, where he played in the Canadian Football League.
     Mrs. Foret completed her college education and taught school
for 17 years, while Foret was part owner and president of a
computer company. Several years ago they retired and moved to Gulf
Breeze, where they opened Foret Builders. Three of the six children
work in the company, and Ted III owns  his own business related to
the family company.
     Mrs. Foret says she doesn't remember any of her children
voicing opinions of attending college anywhere but AU.
     "As far as I know none of them applied to anywhere but
Auburn," she said."It's pretty much all they knew."
     Speaking for the Foret children, Reese, who will graduate
with a degree in fine arts, says the Auburn tradition in her family
is cherished by all the siblings.     
     "We're very proud of our parents and what they taught us, 
especially about Auburn," he said. "And we want them to know how
much we appreciate it."
     With three granddaughters -- Todd's daughter Caroline and
Robin's twin Anna and Lilly, Mrs. Foret expects more family members
to head to Auburn. "We'll have to wait about 16 years or so for
them to be old enough, however."
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CONTACT: Juie Foret, 904/932-6159; Reese Foret, 334/826-0112;
Reeder, 334/844-4080.
(NOTE: Juie is correct spelling)