Bruce D. Treleaven

Bruce Douglas Treleaven of Verona, N.J., whose family moved to  Amagansett when he was a boy and who grew up there, died unexpectedly of cardiac arrest in his sleep on Aug. 11, while on vacation in Atlantic City. He was 60.

Mr. Treleaven, who will be remembered by his friends on the East End as gregarious, had a career in various sales and sales management positions, including a stint at Crazy Eddie’s retail store in Manhattan, and was a partner for 30 years in Closet Engineers, a luxury home renovation company based in New Jersey.

He was born in New York City on Nov. 12, 1957, to the former Elsie Lawall and Harry Treleaven. He went to the Amagansett School and graduated from St. Paul’s School in Concord, N.H., where he was the co-captain of the varsity soccer team. He attended Duke University in Durham, N.C. He lived briefly in Houston and Manhattan before moving to Verona.

Mr. Treleaven’s family said that in Amagansett especially, “Bruce was everywhere and knew everyone. Wherever he went, his arrival would be met wth shouts of joy and laughter.” He spent a lot of time at Indian Wells Beach, where he was known as an outstanding swimmer and body surfer. He worked at summer jobs at Whitmore’s and Gordon’s, and went to the Stephen Talkhouse at night. He came back to visit often, especially as his mother had died only two years ago, and “loved to go to the Clam Bar” on Napeague, his family said.

In addition to hobbies that included playing in poker tournaments, all sorts of games, watching the New York Yankees, and trivia, “his effortless good company, phenomenal memory for jokes, razor-sharp wit, and brilliant skills as a raconteur” were a few of the reasons his wide circle of friends was shocked and saddened by news of his sudden death. Mr. Treleaven had a “bottomless store of knowledge on subjects as diverse as rock music, movie history, the Yankees, and other major league sports statistics and obscure technical arcana,” his family said. Since living in northern New Jersey, he was the captain of many trivia contest teams.

His sister, Gwyneth T. Claiborne of Fairfield, Conn., survives, as does his half brother, Gregory Treleaven of Rockland, Mass. His half sister, Lisa Dougherty, died before him. His family said that their brother’s “generosity, joie de vivre, and boundless good humor were a tonic and a salve in good and bad times alike.”

Mr. Treleaven was cremated. The family has not yet decided on the dispersal of his ashes or details of a memorial service. Donations in his name have been suggested for Operation Hope, which provides services for the homeless, 636 Old Post Road, Fairfield, Conn. 06824, and the Salvation Army, 13 Trinity Place, Montclair, N.J. 07042.