He was born on April 21, 1957 to Nelson Barnett Trusler and Anne Harper Trusler. Raised in Chappaqua, he graduated from Horace Greeley High School in 1975. He went on to study Communications and Speech at SUNY Geneseo. While there, Preston became a well-known radio personality in Geneseo and Toronto, Ontario.
In 1979, Preston returned to Westchester. He worked as an Instructor/Registrar for Announcer Training Studios, in Manhattan. There he helped launch many new careers in radio; directing and producing audition tapes for his students. He also met Laura in 1979. The rest as they say, is history.
Preston joined the Voice of America, as a Studio Engineer; recording, editing, and transmitting programs in over 40 languages around the globe, in 1984. Various international events, led him to work with Radio Free Europe and TV Marti. By his retirement in 2013, Preston was a Tactical Analyst, producing and directing both Radio and Television.
Preston and Laura married, at St. Patrick’s Cathedral, in 1986. They lived happily in the West Village, and Hoboken, NJ. Their son Nelson’s arrival, in 1994, completed their happiness. They decided in 1995, it was time to take Nelson to some greener lands.
Cortlandt Manor became home; where it took Preston all of 2 weeks to become a fixture of the neighborhood. An active member of the Lakeview Homeowners Association; he served several terms as both Vice President and President.
When Nelson began school, Preston voluntarily coached Soccer and Basketball. He was also the Cubmaster of Pack 118, and later, an Assistant Scout Master/Committee Chairperson for BSA Troop 911, Yorktown Heights.
Preston dearly loved his family, his friends, and his Quebec. He was happiest on a tractor cutting his lawn, or bringing in a harvest on “Da Flats”. Preston was certain good friends, good music, and laughter would sustain you through much in life. You always knew where he was in a room. It was the crowded spot; all the laughter was coming from. I’m certain it will be no different in Heaven.
Donations may be made in Preston's memory to:
The American Kidney Fund
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
The Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
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