Lloyd J. Trefry

Lloyd James Trefry, aka the Notorious LJT, was born on June 12, 1932 in Wenatchee, Washington, and passed away at the ripe old age of 86 on August 10, 2018. The stories of his life that played out between those two dates are the stuff legends are made of. Lloyd graduated from Wenatchee Senior High School in 1950, but not before making his mark on the basketball court and football field, helping WHS win the State Championship. His prowess did not escape the watchful eye of his lovely classmate Joanie Sue Welty. Shortly after graduation, Lloyd enlisted in the Air Force, and served in the job of Military Police in Roswell, New Mexico and Limestone, Maine, while wooing his future bride from afar. He proposed by sending her engagement ring through the U.S. mail, wrapped in a carton of cigarettes. Joanie and Lloyd were married on June 13, 1953, the day after his 21st birthday. They returned to Limestone driving Kalijah (see photo). Their little Maine-iac Stuart was born prior to their return to Washington at the end of Lloyd’s enlistment. Lloyd spent the better part of the next thirty years keeping Washington State on the straight and narrow. As a Deputy Sheriff of Grant County, he had many adventures, including a high-speed chase behind Evel Knievel, and being actor Dan Blocker’s temporary body guard (possibly due to their similar stature), while adding daughters Lisa and Katy to their brood. Lloyd later served as an Enforcement Officer for the Liquor Control Board, Special Investigator for the Washington State Attorney General’s Office, and a Welfare Fraud Investigator for the Department of Social and Health Services. He eased out of Investigations and into management at the Wenatchee Reclamation District, and walked the big ditch while governing his team with his stellar people skills. Lloyd and Joanie were members of the Spokane Valley JayCee’s, and Lloyd rose through the ranks to become the District Vice President as well as JCI Senator. He was also involved with Gyro International, and Wenatchee’s Ham Radio club. His hobbies included hunting, photography, travelling around the Western United States, and cruising to exotic locations. But perhaps Lloyd’s favorite past-time was watching and photographing all the events of his four of his beloved grandsons. Lloyd was a man who lived his life on his own terms. He was lucky enough to find a partner in Joanie who had the gumption to ride it out with him for 65 amazing years. He leaves behind son Stuart and wife Sheree Trefry, daughter Lisa and husband Ralph Congdon, daughter Katy and husband Rick Luttrell, grandson Aaron and wife Stephanie Luttrell, grandson Luke and wife Katherine Anne Luttrell, grandson Michael Congdon, grandson Brian and wife Amber Congdon and their children Rowan, Quinn and Hazel. He was preceded in death by his parents Homer J. and Helen Diede Trefry, and brother Walter Trefry. Lloyd’s Life Celebration will Take place Saturday, August 18 at 10:00am at the Wenatchee Cemetery. A reception will follow.

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Lloyd J. Trefry

June 12, 1932 - August 10, 2018