Remembering Colten

Colten Joseph Foster

was born on February 4, 1999 in Kansas City, Kansas. He grew up in Basehor and graduated in 2017 from Basehor-Linwood High School. Colten played soccer during his childhood and was proud to have played all four years in High School, on the Varsity Soccer Team, as a midfielder, culminating with his team going to the Kansas State Finals his senior year. He was a member of the Local Union #226 IBEW where he was working towards becoming an Electrician.

Colten was known for many things including; his beautiful smile & sense of humor, his great hair, being thrifty and that he was a hard worker. He loved the late night trips to Taco Bell with his brother, playing basketball with his buddies and playing Fortnite online with his brothers and friends. Colten enjoyed going to downtown Kansas City at night to skateboard with his friends.

Many of Colten’s friends and families have gotten tattoos in honor of Colten and to raise suicide awareness