Kirsten Alexandra Foreman

Kirsten Alexandra Foreman, 25 of Austin, Texas passed away from heart failure on January 13, 2022, at Ascension Seton Hospital in Austin, Texas. Kirsten was born on April 19, 1996, in Brunswick, Maine. She graduated from Spring Valley Academy in 2014 where she excelled academically. She went on to study Business and Liberal Arts at Austin Community College. Kirsten was a beautiful, amazing, generous daughter who had a caring heart and a kind soul. She was always there to listen, offer her support or help to others in any way she could. She was charismatic, incredibly intelligent, possessed a wicked sense of humor and loved to make people smile and laugh. She had a soft spot for animals especially her dogs - Buddy, Tank, Zora and Zeus. Kirsten loved being outdoors. Growing up, she was involved in sports and activities such as soccer, softball, volleyball, basketball, horseback riding, hiking, camping, photography, boating, and her passion was competitive swimming. She absolutely loved going to the farm in Kansas to feed the cows and help in any way she could. She was a lifetime member of Girl Scouts earning many badges and awards. She also enjoyed dance and mu...[more]

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. Kirsten learned to play bari and alto saxophone, flute and was working on guitar. Kirsten had a passion for cooking and was always in the kitchen helping and learning to prepare meals. In her senior year at Spring Ridge Academy, she volunteered in their commercial kitchen and that started her on a career path where she worked her way up in the food industry from server to sous chef while attending college. Kirsten had a passion for traveling. She spent her first 4 years in Saudi Arabia before moving to Austin. She boarded her first flight at 5 weeks old and had been on over 100 flights by the time she settled in Austin. She traveled to destinations such as Dubai, Sharjah, Nepal, Thailand, The Netherlands, the UK, Cyprus, Italy, France, Switzerland, Hong Kong, Bahrain and all over the USA. Her most memorable childhood trips were trekking in Nepal, visiting Disney World, her Church Youth Group Ski Trips and summer road tripping around the US. We are so proud of Kirsten. She was independent, fearless and hardworking. She was a natural born leader. She loved fiercely and protected those she loved. Her amazing spirit can never be replicated, and we will dearly miss and love her always. Kirsten was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents, John and Peggy Copeland; paternal grandparents, Reuel and Evelyn Foreman; Kirsten is survived by her mother, Stephanie Anne Copeland, Los Angeles, CA, her father, Charles Patrick Foreman, Austin, TX; her foster sister Alexis Mannarino and foster brother Dante Mannarino, Dallas, TX; her beloved dog Zeus; her aunt, Patricia Foreman, Bath, ME; uncles John Copeland, Seaford, DE and Jeffrey Copeland (Lisa), Fairfax, VA; cousins Jennifer Copeland, Fairfax, VA, Allison Copeland, Arlington, VA; Joshua Copeland, Mount Tabor, NJ. Kirsten is also survived by her biological mother Mariah Mesich (Daniel), brother Zackery Mesich, sister Brittany Berry, nephew Ryder Berry of Bowdoinham, ME, and many more family and friends. In lieu of flowers, the family prefers donations be made in And Kirsten's name to Austin Safe Alliance www.safeaustin.org