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Portrait of Truhan McCray
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Truhan McCray

Truhan McCray

February 3, 1947 – February 25, 2024
Lived 77 years
Resthave Memorial Gardens · Greenville, SC
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Truhan served in the armed forces. We honor that service here.

Life story

Truhan McCray born to Dorothy Fletcher and Truman McCray on February 3, 1947, in Washington, DC. He coached and assisted coaching basketball games at various schools including Dunbar H.S., Taft Junior H.S., Howard University and Georgetown University. He loved making CDs and giving them away. He also gave away black history calendars. He worked for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority as a mechanic. He retired in 2008. Truhan married Diane, the love of his life in 1991. There were no children born of this union, but he treated Varonda and Desmond as his own.

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1947
Born February 3
1948
Truhan was 1 when Truman ordered the armed forces desegregated
1956
Truhan was 9 when the Interstate Highway System was created
1969
Truhan was 22 when "Sesame Street" debuted
1977
Truhan was 30 when Star Wars opened in theaters
1982
Truhan was 35 when "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" opened in theaters
1998
Truhan was 51 when "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" was published in America
2005
Truhan was 58 when the first video was posted to YouTube
2010
Truhan was 63 when Instagram was launched
2022
Truhan was 75 when ChatGPT was released to the public
2024
Passed away February 25, age 77
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