Emily Foster Death: Columbus, University District writer, Emily Foster died in stabbing near Ohio St

Emily Foster Death: Columbus, University District writer, Emily Foster died in stabbing near Ohio State Emily Foster Death News: Emily Foster, a long-time writer, editor and communication specialist in Columbus, was found stabbed and killed Saturday afternoon in the citys University District, according to Columbus Police.

Emily Foster Death: Columbus, University District writer, Emily Foster died in stabbing near Ohio State

Emily Foster Death News: Emily Foster, a long-time writer, editor and communication specialist in Columbus, was found stabbed and killed Saturday afternoon in the city’s University District, according to Columbus Police.

Columbus Police were called to the 2000 block of Iuka Avenue in North Columbus at 3:56 p.m. Saturday on a reported stabbing. There they found Foster, 77, suffering from a stab wound. She was pronounced deceased minutes later by Columbus Fire Department medics.

The next of kin were notified of the stabbing, but police at this time do not know the motive and are continuing to investigate.

Friends of Foster were shocked at the news of her death.

“People are just completely stunned,” said Curt Steiner, a longtime friend and colleague of Foster. “We just had lunch with her three weeks ago and she was doing very well physically, mentally and emotionally. She just loved that neighbourhood and it’s so tragic that she would meet her maker there.”

Foster was a widow after losing her long-time husband, Lee Brown, in 2014. Lee taught philosophy at Ohio State University for four decades.

Foster began her early career as a grant writer and administrator before moving into freelance writing. She eventually took a job as a writer and then senior editor with Columbus Monthly magazine.

Ray Paprocki, the former publisher and general manager of the Dispatch magazines and the former editor of Columbus Monthly, joined the magazine about the same time as Foster in 1985. He said she wrote and edited many significant stories for the magazine for about 15 years. Foster also wrote and edited several books.

She eventually became the top editor at Cincinnati Magazine, before returning to Columbus Monthly for a bit.

“Emily was wickedly smart, with a sharp wit and quite worldly,” Paprocki said in an email to the Dispatch. “A great storyteller.”

She then moved on to work with Steiner at Steiner-Lesic Communications for several years, and then was an assistant vice president for communications for OSU under Steiner before retiring in 2008 to spend more time with her husband.

Steiner, the CEO of Steiner Public Relations, said Foster was respected by everyone she worked with over the years and was one of the finest writers the city has ever had.

He said she was an active hiker, had travelled overseas and was in regular contact with friends.

At their recent lunch, Steiner said Foster had also talked about possibly moving because the stairs in her long-time home were becoming a bit much.

“She was witty and very smart,” Steiner said. “She was just a kind, accepting, charming person who could talk about anything except sports. She will be missed.”

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