WILLIAM D. TRUAX, 38; ALBANY NATIVE Albany Times Union Section: LOCAL, Page: B6 Date: Sunday, September 22, 1991 William D. Truax, 38, of Clark Fork and formerly of Altamont, died Wednesday in Sand Point, Idaho, after injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Mr. Truax was born in Albany and had lived in Idaho for the past several years. He was a graduate of Guilderland Central High School. At the time of his death, Mr. Truax worked as a carpenter for the PANCO Corp. in Spokane, Wash. He was active in the Clark Fork Volunteer Fire Co. and was a hunter. Survivors include his parents, Harold and Joanna Truax of Guilderland; two brothers, Thomas P. Truax of Boston, Mass. and Richard H. Truax of Ft. Collins, Colo.; and his grandfather, Peter Guresz of Cohoes. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday in St. Madeleine Sophie Catholic Church, Guilderland, with burial in Gallupville Cemetery, Gallupville, Schoharie County. Calling hours will be 7-9 p.m. today in the Fredendall Funeral Home, 199 Main St., Altamont. Contributions may be made to the LaSalette Shrine, Altamont 12009.

I remember hearing this news just prior to our 20th high school reunion and was, of course, shocked and saddened to hear of it. At that same time, I was hearing news from other former classmates, for the first time in many years, and reliving a lot of memories... some from Junior high days (!) and meeting Bill Truax in some of my classes. Later on, I also knew Bill at college, SUNY Plattsburgh, where I attended along with quite a few of other GCHS alum. That's the last contact I had with him.