John Robert Trouw

John Robert Trouw, 73, of Bluffton died July 6, 2014 at Beaufort Memorial Hospital. He was born on July 9, 1940 in Bronx, NY the son of the late Eric and Marjorie Kipp Trouw. He worked as a stock trader at the NYSE. He was a member of Saint Gregory the Great Catholic Church and the Masonic Lodge. He enjoyed golfing, sports, reading, following the NY Giants football team, and being retired. He is survived by his wife, Diane Trouw of Bluffton, SC; son Christopher Trouw of Charlestown, RI; sisters Bette Hahner of Cape Cod, MA and Marge Wolfe of FL; and cousins Edna and Gail Miller of NY. A Memorial Mass will be held at 10am, Tuesday, July 15, 2014 at St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Fairfield, CT. Also, A Memorial Mass will be held at 10:30 am, Thursday, July 31, 2014 at St. Gregory the Great Catholic Church, 333 Fording Island Road, Bluffton, SC 29909. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the following in John's memory. Beaufort Memorial Hospital Foundation, P.O. Box 2233, Beaufort, SC 29901 or the American Cancer Society, Bluffton Chapter, South Atlantic Division Community, P.O. Box 100902, Columbia, SC 29290. A Memorial Mass will be held at 10am, Tuesday, July 15, 2014 at St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Fairfield, CT. Also, A Memorial Mass will be held at 10:30 am, Thursday, July 31, 2014 at St. Gregory the Great Catholic Church, 333 Fording Island Road, Bluffton, SC 29909.