Grandchildren, passed away in his sleep at 90 years old in Tallahassee, Florida.
Paul was born in Mahanoy City, PA and raised in Barnesville, PA. He served in the
Navy in Norfolk, VA. Paul moved to New Jersey where he met Claire Davidson, got married
in 1958 and raised his family in Clark, New Jersey. After retiring from his career as a mechanical engineer--he moved to Tallahassee, Florida and built his dream home where he resided for most of the past 30 years.
On August 23, 2020, he and his wife Claire had celebrated 62 years together.
Paul was an avid traveler with his wife. Their passion for adventure took them around the world through cruises and guided tours. For approximately 10 years—they generously arranged family trips on an annual basis that took their adult sons and families to Alaska, Costa Rica and across Europe.
Both he and his wife were fitness enthusiasts who exercised and walked as much as their health allowed.
He was preceded in death by his wife Claire Trusik, mother Anna Karlick Trusik and father Paul Trusik. He is survived by his brother Steve Trusik, 3 sons Paul Jr, Raymond, and Brian, Daughter in Law Jeanine Trusik, and grandchildren Ashlee and Kendal.
There will be a private ceremony with full military honors from the Navy branch, as well Big Bend Honor to take place on Monday, November 9, 2020. He will be laid to rest with his wife in the Tallahassee National Cemetery.
He will be missed.
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