Background
Foody, Jan Petkus was born on July 24, 1935 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Charles Mathew Petkus and Grace Margaret (Watson) Newton.
Foody, Jan Petkus was born on July 24, 1935 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Charles Mathew Petkus and Grace Margaret (Watson) Newton.
Student, Wilson Junior College, 1953-1955; student, Chicago Teacher's. College, 1955-1957; student, Loyola University, Chicago.
Teacher, Plato School, Chicago, 1960-1961; owner, Pooch & Poodle, Chicago, 1963-1967; sales staff, Pram laboratories, Chicago, 1967-1968; sales associate, Old Colonial Real Estate, Skokie, Illinois, 1969-1973; sales associate, Fairbanks & Taylor Real Estate, Chicago, 1973-1974; sales manager, LaThomus & Company Real Estate, Chicago, 1974-1983; vice president, manager 3 residential sales offices, Draper and Kramer, Inc., Chicago, 1984-1991.
President Young Voters League South Shore, Chicago, 1962. Precinct captain Republican Party, Chicago, 1963-1966. Task force member Return Passenger Rail Service to Kentucky.
Committee member Lexington Ballet Ball. Member Chicago Real Estate Board, Chicago North Side Real Estate Board, Condex Residential Listing Service (president 1984-1985, board directors 1980-1991), Old Town Chamber of Commerce, Lincoln Park Chamber of Commerce.
Married Ralph Wesley Foody, April 22, 1968.