The Foreign Service Journal, November 2014

THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL | NOVEMBER 2014 89 1945. He met his bride-to-be, Margie Marie Mueller, in St. Louis, Mo., in 1942, and the couple married on Aug. 24, 1943, at Overland Christian Church. Following military service, he began graduate studies at St. Louis University, earning anM.A. in public administration and a Ph.D. in political science. Mr. Trout entered the Foreign Service in July 1950. He served abroad in Paris, Vienna, London, Vientiane, Munich and Bangkok, primarily inmanagement and political-military affairs. He retired in 1977 after completing a tour as political adviser to the Armed Forces Staff College in Norfolk, Va. Mr. Trout remained in the Washing- ton, D.C., area after his retirement, but continued extensive travels abroad. His journeys took him to all seven continents, from the Arctic Circle and Antarctica to the Timbuktu desert region of Africa and the mountains of Papua NewGuinea in the Far East. He has been listed in such publications as Who’s Who in America , Who’s Who in Government and Who’s Who in the World . He was also a member of AFSA, DACOR, the World Affairs Council, Delta Tau Delta, DeltaTheta Phi and Pi Gamma Mu. In 1962, Mr. Trout received an alumni achievement award fromHillsdale College for diplomacy and international affairs. In 2002, Mr. andMrs. Trout established an award at Hillsdale to be conferred on an outstanding senior inmemory of Mr. Trout’s parents, Dr. DavidM. and Charlotte (Woods) Trout. Survivors include his wife of 71 years, Margie, of Arlington; a son, RichardW. Trout of NorthMyrtle Beach, S.C.; a daugh- ter, Babette Yvonne Dammon of Annapo- lis, Md.; two sisters: Elinor (Mrs. George Verville of Tulsa, Okla.) and Rogene (Mrs. Lowell Slocumof Mt. Pleasant, Mich.); and three grandchildren. n A time of service…a time of need Help for Seniors May Be Just a Phone Call Away— Home Health Care Adult Day Care & Respite Care Prescription Drug Copayments Transportation to Medical Appointments Durable Medical Equipment For more information, please contact the SENIOR LIVING FOUNDATION OF THE AMERICAN FOREIGN SERVICE 1716 N Street, NW Washington, DC 20036-2902 Phone: (202) 887-8170 Fax: (202) 872-9320 E-Mail: info@SLFoundation.org Web Site: www.SLFoundation.org The Senior Living Foundation may be able to help you or someone you know. Some examples of assistance are: SPONSORED BY THE AMERICAN FOREIGN SERVICE PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION