JOHN FRANKLIN TRUEX, age 90, died on February 25, 2015, in St Louis Missouri. He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Doris (Ward), daughter Charlotte “Kit” Mair (Mike) of Shawnee, KS and son Richard J. Truex of St. Louis; two grandsons Richard “Chip” Truex of Portland, OR and Jeffrey Mair of Shawnee, KS, granddaughters, Victoria Truex, and Alexandra Truex. He was preceded in death by a twin brother who died at birth; a son, Robert William, a brother, Dr. Everett Truex, a sister, Dr. Dorothy Truex and parents, Rev. Chester and Madge Truex, who were active from 1900 to 1950 in Missouri Baptist denominational work. John was born August 1924 in Palmyra, MO, lived in Plattsburg, MO and grew up and attended high school in Liberty, MO. He earned a Bachelor of Arts from William Jewell College in 1947. He served as National Alumni President, Trustee and Trustee Emeritus and a member of the staff in fund-raising. While he maintained an amazing number of Alumni contacts over the past eighty years, he was Honored in 1969 with an Achievement Award and the Truex Lifetime Service Award, created in his honor in 1996. He was an active member of Kappa Alpha Order and received the order’s highest recognition with the Knight Commander’s Accolade in 2004. His military service included a Bronze Star as a tank commander (Sergeant) in World War II serving in the ETO. Mr. Truex joined Trans World Airlines after attending Northwestern University and served in various management capacities over 34 years. He was a Regional Vice-president in Kansas City and St. Louis from 1967 to 1975 and served as a Corporate Vice President in New York until he took early retirement in 1982. For twenty years he was engaged in executive search work with Morton-McCorkle & Associates, St.Louis. He completed the Executive Program at Stanford University in 1973. As a son of a Baptist minister, John has been active in Baptist Churches in Liberty and at Delmar and Kirkwood churches in St. Louis. He was a deacon for more than 55 years. He was an Eagle Scout, Warrior in the Tribe of Mic-O-Say and served at the Regional and Area Council levels in St. Louis and Kansas City. Visitation is March 5 from 4:00-8:00 at Schrader Funeral Home, Ballwin, MO. Memorial Services will be held March 6 at 11am at Kirkwood Baptist Church and in Liberty, MO at the Second Baptist Church on March 9 at 11am. Visitation also in Liberty MO March 9 at 10am. Burial will be in Liberty in Fairview Cemetery. The family suggests memorial contributions be made to Kirkwood Baptist Church, William Jewell College or a charity of your choice.
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