MARTINSBURG, WV (LOOTPRESS) – The Berkeley County community is grieving the loss of Curtis “Doc” Trenary, a respected member of the Berkeley County Assessor’s Office.
Trenary, who had served as chief deputy since joining the office on August 1, 2011, passed away on Monday, July 29, 2024, at the age of 64 at Berkeley Medical Center.
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“Doc was a respected and valuable member of our staff and he will be greatly missed,” Berkeley County Assessor Larry Hess stated on Tuesday. “He’s irreplaceable. Doc was a very important employee to the function and day-to-day operation of this office.”
Born on October 28, 1959, in Martinsburg, to the late James Douglas and Juanita Jackson Trenary, Curtis Garland “Doc” Trenary was a multifaceted individual.
Besides his role at the Assessor’s Office, he was a master plumber and contractor.
Trenary also had a profound impact on the local sports community, serving as a Musselman High School football coach for over a decade and being part of the 1995 AA State Championship team.
His involvement in sports extended to motorsports, where he was the crew chief for a world championship team in the 2006 INEX Legends Racing Series.
Additionally, Trenary was a Freemason and a member of the Winchester Hiram Lodge #21.
The Berkeley County Commission expressed their condolences, with Commission President Jim Whitacre stating, “On behalf of the Berkeley County Commission, I want to extend our deepest condolences to Doc’s family and friends.”
Commission Vice-President G. Edgar “Eddie” Gochenour added, “Doc was one of the best.”
