Claud Jerald "Jerry" Truax

Claud Jerald “ Jerry” Truax, 67, of Bartonsville, passed away on Saturday July 29, 2018 at his home.  He was the husband of Sharon L (Cecil) Truax. They were married October 30, 1971. Born September 10, 1950 in Gary, Indiana, he was the son of the late Claud Edward and Rose (Rendina) Truax.  He was a resident of Monroe County since 1991 and prior to that of Succasunna, New Jersey. Jerry worked as an Electronic Engineer for AT&T from 1970 to 1999. He specialized in computer design. He was the founder of EPARA  - Eastern Pennsylvania Amateur Radio Association, where he served as President for many years. He was involved in all aspects of amateur radio and served as the Amateur Radio Emergency Service Coordinator for Monroe County and as an Amateur Radio License Instructor. He helped to coordinate emergency radio traffic for 9/11. His call sign was N3SEI. He was also a board member of Northeast Search and Rescue serving as their Communications Officer. He loved to snow ski and was a ski instructor at Camelback Mountain in Tannersville, Pa. In addition to his wife, Jerry is survived by his son Claud Jerald “Jerry” Truax III of Bartonsville; his daughter Tracy L. Truax of Nazareth and his grand daughter Autumn who was the love of his life. He is also survived by his sister Michelle Roberts of Schererville, IN and his brother Patrick Truax of Valparaiso, IN and 3 nieces. Jerry was preceded in death by his brother Michael. There will be a viewing on Wednesday August 1, 2018 from 5:00pm to 9:00pm at the Bensing-Thomas Funeral Home, 401 North 5th Street Stroudsburg. Burial will  be in the Calumet Park Cemetery Merrillville, Indiana. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations my be made to either EPARA, PO Box 521, Sciota, PA 18354 or Northeast Search and Rescue, PO Box 162, Stroudsburg PA 18360