In Memoriam: WRN Reporter Joe Truini Dies at 37

Date: July 27, 2009

Source: Waste & Recycling News

WRN reporter Joe Truini dies at age 37

Waste & Recycling News reporter Joe Truini, 37, died July 24 in Akron from a heart attack.

Truini was a full-time reporter for Waste & Recycling News since 1999, covering recycling, scrap, energy and electronics, among many other beats. He previously worked part-time for the publication since 1997, primarily doing reporting on commodity pricing. Prior to that, Truini was an intern with a sister Crain Communications publication, Tire Business.

He was a graduate of the University of Akron. He was from Mingo Junction, Ohio, in the southeast part of the state.

Truini also was a competitive runner, completing numerous marathons.

"Obviously, Joe will be missed by us all," said Waste & Recycling News Publisher Bob Simmons. "He was a very special man with very special talents and a wonderful heart."

"Joe was the kind of guy everyone remembered, with a fond smile," said Editor Allan Gerlat. "He was a great contributor to Waste & Recycling News for a lot of years, and a dear colleague and friend."

Truini is survived by his mother, Kathy Hoover of Mingo Junction; his father, Joseph A. Truini, and his father´s wife, Valerie, of Steubenville, Ohio; and three brothers: Andrew Truini and his wife, Melissa, of Imperial, Pa.; Thomas Hoover of Mingo Junction; and Lucas Hoover of Steubenville.

Visitation will be on July 28 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Blaschalk-Wilson Funeral Home, 115 Union Ave., Mingo Junction. Friends are then invited to attend visitation on July 29 from 9 a.m. until the time of the funeral liturgy at 10 a.m. at St. Agnes Catholic Church in Mingo Junction. Interment will follow at Oakland Cemetery in Mingo Junction.

Memorial contributions may be given to a charity of your choice in Truini´s name.

Sign up to receive our free Weekly News Bulletin