Gary Troyer

Gary Edward Troyer
Of Claremont passed away on December 10, 2011 at the age of 71. He was born to Virginia and Eddie Hodgert in Oakland, CA on April 21, 1940, and was the adopted son of Jack Troyer. After graduating from John Borroughs High School in Burbank, Gary attended the University of Redlands where he was a member of the varsity football and swimming teams. He earned his bachelor's degree in 1962 and a master's in 1964, taught history and coached at San Bernardino High School, and from 1967 to 1970 coached swimming and water polo at his alma mater, the University of Redlands. In 1970 Gary moved to Claremont where he took the position of water polo and swimming coach at Pomona College. While at Pomona Gary also taught courses in scuba, sailing, and windsurfing as well as various Red Cross water safety classes. Retiring in 2004, Professor Troyer was subsequently inducted into the Pomona-Pitzer Athletic Hall of Fame in acknowledgement of his long and notable service to the College. In 2007 he was awarded the Distinguished Service Award by the SCIAC athletic conference in which his teams competed for three decades. In recent years Gary has been an active community volunteer. He was a member of the Claremont Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), Committee on Aging and had served on the board of directors for the Claremont Chapter of the American Red Cross. This year the Claremont Red Cross selected Gary as "Volunteer of the Year" recognizing his 50 years of outstanding commitment and service. He is survived by Linda, his wife of 30 years, daughter Catherine Rose (Hugh) and granddaughters Grace and Elizabeth Rose of Villa Park, and brother Jim Hodgert of Cupertino. A celebration of Gary's life will be held at Pomona College in March. Donations in Gary's memory made be made to: Pomona College in care of Don Pattison, 550 North College Ave, Claremont, CA 91711; University of Redlands, 1200 E. Colton Boulevard, PO Box 3080, Redlands, CA 92373; or a charity of your choice.