Gary K. Truax

Gary’s service will be livestreamed below starting at 10:00 AM Tuesday, May 23, 2023

Gary Keith Truax, 65, passed away on May 15th, 2023 after an intense battle with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Funeral services will be held at the Boulger Funeral Home, Fargo, ND with visitation starting at 9:00 a.m. and the service starting at 10:00 a.m.

Gary was born February 13, 1958 in Bismarck, ND to W. Donald and Shirley (Rohrer) Truax. He was raised on a farm southwest of Steele, ND and learned from his father how to be a stellar mechanic. Gary graduated from Steele-Dawson High School in 1977 and from NDSU in 1989 with a double major in Agricultural Economics and Business Administration. Gary was commissioned into the Minnesota National Guard as a Combat Engineer Officer from 1987 to 1991.

On July 2, 1994, Gary married his lovely wife Kathryn Mary McCoy. Keeping true to Gary’s roots in country living, they moved to a farmstead north of Erie, ND where they raised their wonderful family of three kids. His favorite hobbies included tractor collecting, welding, piloting small planes, wood working, driving party buses, playing card games, and playing songs on the piano and guitar. Gary worked very hard to support his family as a semi-truck driver and was an owner operator from 1998 to 2022. He was proud to drive his truck for Magnum (Fargo, ND), D&E Transport (Hastings, MN) and Killoran (Buffalo, ND). One of his treasured annual traditions was attending Western Minnesota’s Steam Threshers Reunion (Rollag, MN), and he was a lifetime member of the Northern Lights Oliver Club. Gary had a huge personality and was a gifted storyteller. He cherished his friendships and looked forward to talking and making fun plans for the future. He had a deep love for his family and adored his grandson, Leon Hernandez.

During his last days, Gary enjoyed hearing the Gospel and was very focused on Jesus.

Gary is survived by his wife of over 28 years, Kathryn, Erie ND; children, Michael Truax, Erie, ND, Anna (Bryant) Hernandez, Prosper, TX, and Matthew Truax, Grand Forks, ND; grandson, Leon Hernandez, Prosper, TX; siblings, Tom (Trudy) Truax, Menoken, ND, Arnold (Linda) Truax, Seguin, TX, Diane Dizayee, Jamestown, ND, Julie (Jim) Haakenson, Cleveland, ND, Paul (Janice) Truax, Harrisburg, SD, Nancy (Wilford) Secker, Selby, SD, Carrie Truax, Steele ND, Ron (Lisa) Truax, Jamestown, ND, and Glenn Truax (Diana) Jamestown ND; and many nieces, nephews, uncles, aunts, and dear friends.

Gary was preceded in death by his parents, W. Donald and Shirley Truax; grandparents, Charles E. and Eva Rohrer, and Willard and Edith Truax; Great Aunt Marguerite Lambdin, Aunt Delores and Uncle Clyde Drennon, Uncle Lester and Aunt Leah Jackson, Aunt Betty Rohrer; and cousins, David and Dale Drennon.