Remembering Bonnie Truax

Posted by Carl Augusto on 8/21/2009 10:52:51 AM

Earlier this week, all of us at AFB were saddened to learn of the passing of Bonnie Truax, founder and CEO of the San Antonio Low Vision Club and a dear friend who did so much to help people with vision loss live independently. While her son, Scott Truax, has worked for AFB for several years managing CareerConnect and FamilyConnect, we first met Bonnie in 2006 as we were developing AFB Senior Site.

Bonnie was diagnosed with macular degeneration in 1984, and was appalled at the lack of resources for older Americans with eye conditions. So, she started her own support group. Today, the San Antonio Low Vision Club is the largest low vision group in the country, providing activities, peer support, a radio reading service, and more to over 1,000 members. When we were seeking people and locations for photo and video shoots for Senior Site, Bonnie and her husband Earl reached out through their networks to recruit the volunteers we needed. They even appeared in the video, Earl and Bonnie Truax: A Husband and Wife Story.

Bonnie was an amazing, inspirational woman and will be missed by all who knew her. Read more about her and the San Antonio Low Vision Club at www.lowvisionclub.com, or view her telling her story in the video Bonnie Truax: A Crusader and Thought Leader.

Re: Remembering Bonnie Truax
Posted by Natalie Barraga on 9/1/2009 3:56:04 PM

Ww were blessed to have Scott in our graduate program and I have followed his work since. No doubt Bonnie had a great influence on career choice. Grace be with you Scott.

Re: Remembering Bonnie Truax
Posted by Natalie Barraga on 9/1/2009 3:55:19 PM

Ww were blessed to have Sxott in our graduate program and I have fllowed his work since. No sdoubt Bonnie had a great influence on career choice. Grace be with you Scott.

Re: Remembering Bonnie Truax
Posted by Greg Goodrich on 8/27/2009 11:25:49 PM

Dear Colleagues: This is truely a loss to our community. I consider Scott a friend and colleague and find inspiration in his work. As the saying goes "the apple doesn't fall far from the tree". My sincere condolences to Scott and his family; it is a time to morn a loss and celebrate a life well lived!

Re: Remembering Bonnie Truax
Posted by Jake Joehl on 8/26/2009 5:27:24 PM

I remember meeting Scott Truax in person several years ago, when I flew by myself out to Seattle, Washington to visit some relatives. My uncle took me around to meet several of his colleagues at the Department of Services for the Blind, and Scott was at the time one of those colleagues. I enjoyed meeting Scott and my sincere condolences go out to him and his family upon their loss.

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