[3] During a time when interior design was not as highly recognized, Truex gave a sense of quality and style that was driven by a motivated and controlled approach.
[4] Truex also had a great influence in the fashion world during his time at Tiffany & Co.[5] He hired French-born jewelry designer Jean Schlumberger.
At the last his closest friends were fellow designer, Billy Baldwin and patron-client, Rory Cameron, the travel writer.
He was preceded in death by all close family members except his long time sponsor, his aunt Leta Day Nicol.
His ashes were buried in Provence at Les Quatre Sources, a home designed by Truex for Rory Cameron.