Dr. Mark Trucksess Dr. Mark‘JEdV'Vard 'I‘rucksess died of frontal lobe dementia on Sunday, February 3, at Mason General Hospital. He was 67 and had lived in Shelton for 36 years, He was a pri- vate family phy- sician in Shel- ton from 1971 to 2005, served as Mason County health officer from 1993 to 2005 and was chief of staff at Mason Gen- eral Hospital, also serving on . the executive 5 Dr. Mark committee and having other Trucksess appointments there. He was born on March 22, 1940 in Boulder, Colorado, to artists Frederick Clement and Frances (Hoar) Trucksess. He graduated from Boulder High School in 1957. He graduated from the University of Colorado with a bachelor’s de- gree in 1962 and from the Univer- sity of Colorado Medical School in 1966, Dr. Trucksess married his first love and high-school sweetheart, Nancy Renee (Herrington) Truck- sess, in Boulder in 1957. He served in the Navy Medical Corps from 1961 to 1985 and was a lieutenant commander. He was medical officer and director of fam» ily practice at Bremerton Naval Hospital from 1969 to 1971 and medical officer on the USS Hector from 1967 to 1968. He also served in the Army Reserve from 1986 to 1991. He served a rotating internship at Portsmouth Naval Hospital in Virginia in 1967 and general prac- tice residency at Jacksonville Na- val Hospital in Florida from 1968 to 1970. He served on the Shelton School Board from 1975 to 1980 and was a member of the Mason County Chapter of the American Cancer Society from 1975 to 1985. His hobbies included boating on Puget Sound in Contagious and Good Medicine with his wife and their boat dog, Gilligan. He was a master crabber, climbed Mount Rainier in IDS-degree weather, carved a totem pole, was an oil painter, folk singer and played the guitar. An active man, Dr. Trucksess was a marathon runner and com- peted in the Eugene, Oregon, mar- athon in 1978. He hosted the an- nual Turkey Trot, a 2.25»mile run around Island Lake on Thanksgiv- ing Day with decorated tongue de— pressors as prizes. He liked to ski, was a ski bus chaperone from 1972 to 1976, and enjoyed water skiing and golf. Surviving are wife Nancy Truck- sess of Shelton; daughters Renee Knarreborg and husband Victor of Lakewood, Robin Trucksess and Joseph Mucci of Seattle, Shelly Baldwin and husband Gordon of Federal Way and Holly Trucksess of Shelton; grandchildren Ryan Randleas of Olympia, Noelle Re- nee Baldwin of Los Angeles, Cali- fornia, and Andrew Baldwin of Federal Way; sister Ann Pierce of Chico, California. and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and by sister Joan Ea- sley. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.111. on Sunday, February 10, at the Shelton Civic Center, 525 West Cota Street. Pastor Jeff Bur- sch will officiate. Memorial donations may be made to the Mason General Hos- pital Foundation or the Shelton Presbyterian Church Building Fm 9/7/09c , OCR Text: Dr. Mark Trucksess Dr. Mark‘JEdV'Vard 'I‘rucksess died of frontal lobe dementia on Sunday, February 3, at Mason General Hospital. He was 67 and had lived in Shelton for 36 years, He was a pri- vate family phy- sician in Shel- ton from 1971 to 2005, served as Mason County health officer from 1993 to 2005 and was chief of staff at Mason Gen- eral Hospital, also serving on . the executive 5 Dr. Mark committee and having other Trucksess appointments there. He was born on March 22, 1940 in Boulder, Colorado, to artists Frederick Clement and Frances (Hoar) Trucksess. He graduated from Boulder High School in 1957. He graduated from the University of Colorado with a bachelor’s de- gree in 1962 and from the Univer- sity of Colorado Medical School in 1966, Dr. Trucksess married his first love and high-school sweetheart, Nancy Renee (Herrington) Truck- sess, in Boulder in 1957. He served in the Navy Medical Corps from 1961 to 1985 and was a lieutenant commander. He was medical officer and director of fam» ily practice at Bremerton Naval Hospital from 1969 to 1971 and medical officer on the USS Hector from 1967 to 1968. He also served in the Army Reserve from 1986 to 1991. He served a rotating internship at Portsmouth Naval Hospital in Virginia in 1967 and general prac- tice residency at Jacksonville Na- val Hospital in Florida from 1968 to 1970. He served on the Shelton School Board from 1975 to 1980 and was a member of the Mason County Chapter of the American Cancer Society from 1975 to 1985. His hobbies included boating on Puget Sound in Contagious and Good Medicine with his wife and their boat dog, Gilligan. He was a master crabber, climbed Mount Rainier in IDS-degree weather, carved a totem pole, was an oil painter, folk singer and played the guitar. An active man, Dr. Trucksess was a marathon runner and com- peted in the Eugene, Oregon, mar- athon in 1978. He hosted the an- nual Turkey Trot, a 2.25»mile run around Island Lake on Thanksgiv- ing Day with decorated tongue de— pressors as prizes. He liked to ski, was a ski bus chaperone from 1972 to 1976, and enjoyed water skiing and golf. Surviving are wife Nancy Truck- sess of Shelton; daughters Renee Knarreborg and husband Victor of Lakewood, Robin Trucksess and Joseph Mucci of Seattle, Shelly Baldwin and husband Gordon of Federal Way and Holly Trucksess of Shelton; grandchildren Ryan Randleas of Olympia, Noelle Re- nee Baldwin of Los Angeles, Cali- fornia, and Andrew Baldwin of Federal Way; sister Ann Pierce of Chico, California. and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and by sister Joan Ea- sley. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.111. on Sunday, February 10, at the Shelton Civic Center, 525 West Cota Street. Pastor Jeff Bur- sch will officiate. Memorial donations may be made to the Mason General Hos- pital Foundation or the Shelton Presbyterian Church Building Fm 9/7/09c , Mason County Genealogical Society,Obituaries,Other Obituaries,T Last Name,Trucksess, Mark Edward, MD.tif,Trucksess, Mark Edward, MD.tif, Trucksess, Mark Edward, MD.tif