Kerry Trammell, 56, of Oak Ridge, passed away suddenly at his home last week.
Kerry lived life generously, giving himself to many organizations and individuals. He was a longtime contributor to the Oak Ridge Breakfast Rotary, the Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce, and countless other volunteer-community based groups. Kerry had recently become active in the emergency medical service, achieving wilderness first responder licensing and going on to become an emergency medical technician, utilizing those skills with a local rescue squad.
An avid and lifelong athlete, Kerry wrestled in high school, practiced karate early, and started running in the mid-1980s. He was locally and nationally known in the ultra-running community and was passionate about the sport and contributing as a participant, race director, and goodwill ambassador. Kerry literally ran thousands of miles in races from the East to West Coast with family members and friends.
The receiving of friends will be held Sunday evening from 5 to 7 p.m. at Holley-Gamble Funeral Home in Clinton. The funeral service will be held at 6 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 14, Â at Memorial United Methodist on Main Street in Clinton. Mr. Trammell was cremated, so there will be no graveside services.
Kerry was born in Fort Meade, Md., on Jan. 23, 1956. He graduated from high school in Emmaus, Pa., and continued on to receive both a bachelor of arts and a master’s degree in public health from the University of Tennessee. Kerry worked as an administrator for NHC Oak Ridge and was with the company for more than 30 years.
Kerry is survived by his wife, running and soul mate, Leslie; his children Hayley and Robert; his sister Danette Waites, her husband Mat and their children Wil, Elizabeth, and Landon Parrish, and Benjamin Waites; his father Byron Trammell and stepmother Rita; and the rest of his family and extensive friends. Kerry is preceded in death by his mother, Barbara Stone Trammell.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Anderson County Rescue Squad, 145 JD Yarnell Industrial Parkway, Clinton, TN 37716.
Holley-Gamble Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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