John Edward Treu (February 3, 1934 – August 22, 2017)
Paris American High School Faculty, mid-1960s
John Edward Treu, later in life
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Coach John Treu during his years at Paris American High School, mid-1960s.
John Edward Treu, 83, of Capistrano Beach and Burlingame, California, died on August 22, 2017. John, son of the late John Edward Treu Sr. and Helen Williams Treu, passed away after complications due to advanced dementia.
He is survived by his daughter, Denise Treu; his son, Alexander Treu; and his former wife, Carol Evans Treu. He is also survived by his brother, Ted Treu and wife Patty Treu; his sister, Dee Dee (Treu) Dower and husband Mike Dower; and nieces and nephews: Brian Treu and wife Wenda Treu and their daughters Ella and Sadie; Chris Stein and wife Kate Stein and their daughters Isabelle and Adriana; Michelle Ruocco and husband Genarro Ruocco and their sons Anthony and Vincent; and Lonnie Treu and his daughters Demi and Samantha.
John worked as a chemistry and physics teacher and head football coach at San Marin High School until his retirement in 1999, after traveling and working abroad in France, Italy, and Japan for over a decade. An avid sports enthusiast, he loved football, running, skiing, biking, swimming, and Formula One racing. He especially loved traveling to France and often said Paris was his hometown.
He will be greatly missed by family and many friends. Services were held on Sunday, October 22, 2017, at the Marin Art and Garden Center, 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Ross, California.
Coach John Treu (far left) with the Paris American High School football team, Les Parisiens, 1966.
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1966 Season Results
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Tom Trout (1966)
I do not have any photos of our great coach Treu - but someone gave these to my father after what I beleive was the game at SHAPE against Verdun. Fall of '65? #72 is Mark quinlan - I am 2 players behind Mark. The only other classmate I recognize - is Gary McPherson on the sidelenes, hands in his pockets, next to "2
" downmarker.
Tom Trout (1966)
I am #76. Here I am watching a more athletic teammate make a nice solo tackle. I remember that during the Verdun game I made several nice tackles - playing across from a singularly un-athletic youngster - now surely a CEO somewhere. My point is - that I'd been such a terror on defense that day - that Monday morning in the hallway, the vice principal greeted me with, "that was
a great game there, Tim!" ....so close....
Tom Trout (1966)
Mark Quinlan and I taking some poor kid to lunch during the Verdun game! Mark was a force on both defense and offense. Sweetest big guy. One thing I remember is how fast of foot Mark was. During practice some days - at our urging - he'd step over onto the track and beat most of the track team in sprints!! A 235 lb train - with a huge grin on his face! I seem to tecall that Coach Treu had some connections with the historic Ford team at Les Mans? One day during our soccer season - I sprained my ankle quite badly - playing, heck we were politely humiliated - in a friendly game against a team of 12 and 13 yr old French kids. My foot turned black. One day, begging some tape from the team manager, tape
allways saved for the front-line players, - Coach Treu passed by and glanced at my foot. Possibly thinking, "so that's why the kid has been limping for 2 weeks" Anyway - before the start of the soccer game, SHAPE field I think - coach looked at me and said, "Trout, get out there and take the coin toss" Highlight of my soccer career! Always remember him as a tough, no nonsense, and skilled coach.
David Dunn (1967)
I first encountered John Treu when I was a freshman or sophomore and he was coaching either soccer or football at the high school in Verdun, before he transferred to Paris. After the move, he made no secret of how happy he was to be in Paris. My most enduring memory of Treu was an action photo taken of him at the 24 Hours of Le Mans road race that appeared in Car and Driver or Road and Track magazine. He was in a tense crouch trackside at a corner out on the circuit, holding a sign with numbers toward an oncoming driver with both arms extended in front of his chest. In the days before direct radio communication, this was the method teams employed to keep their drivers informed of their progress between pit stops.it could well have been for the Ford team, per Tom's comment, as Ford was just breaking in to endurance racing in the mid-60's..