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LAWRENCE I. TRUAX
MR. SPEAKER: Your committee, appointed to prepare a suitable resolution commemorating the life, character and public service of the late Honorable Lawrence I. Truax, begs leave to submit the following memorial:
Lawrence I. Truax was born on a farm near Yale, Guthrie County, Iowa, on June 5, 1884. He passed away at Des Moines, Iowa, on October 14, 1953.
His parents were John and Clara Truax, farmers, near Yale, Iowa. The early part of his life was spent in and around this home. His early education was received in the rural schools and the Guthrie County High School. He then attended Cornell College for two years after which he taught in rural and grade schools in Guthrie County. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Bagley.
He married Dora Corsaut-Edmand of Bagley who preceded him in death.
His law education was obtained at the University of Iowa law school. He was admitted to the Iowa Bar in 1912, and to the California Bar in 1913 where he practiced law. He was also a certified public accountant. In 1914 he returned to Guthrie County and was elected county auditor there, serving three terms consecutively. He acted as a draft official during World War I. In 1920 he was elected as Representative from Guthrie County to the State Legislature and served in the Thirty-ninth General Assembly.
Thereafter he served in the state auditor’s office and from 1939 until the time of his death he was supervisor of county audits. Upon making his home in Des Moines, he transferred his church membership to Westminster United Presbyterian Church where he served faithfully as a deacon. He was also associated with the Masonic bodies Scottish Rites, Commandery, and the Shrine. He was a member of the National Association of County Officials, Pioneer Law Makers Organization, University Club and East Des Moines Club.
At the time of his death, he left to survive him, his wife, Ellie S. Truax, two stepdaughters, one sister, and three brothers.
Mr. Truax was recognized as a public servant of high integrity, honesty, and ability. He served his profession capably and faithfully. His sincere fairness in dealing with others, and his profound sense of justice, coupled with his temperate living, won him many admiring friends who hold him in high esteem.
Therefore, Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the Fifty sixth General Assembly of Iowa: That in the passing of the Honorable Lawrence I. Truax, the state has lost an honored citizen, a hospitable friend, and a faithful, useful public servant, and the House, by this resolution, would express its appreciation of his service, and tender its sympathy to the members of his family.
Be It Further Resolved: That a copy of this resolution be spread upon the Journal of the House and that the Chief Clerk be directed to forward an enrolled copy to the family of the deceased.
FRANK R. THOMPSON,
CONWAY E. MORRIS,
HARVEY W. JOHNSON,
Committee.