Friday is Michael T. Trusa Day in Nesquehoning.

On Wednesday evening, Nesquehoning Borough Council adopted the day in honor of Trusa, a borough volunteer firefighter who passed away Oct. 21, 2014.Trusa was one of three deceased volunteer firefighters honored for their dedication to their community.David Hawk, president of borough council, presented Trusa's daughter, Maria Trusa-Stano, with a resolution honoring her father.Trusa was a past president and founding member of the Hauto Fire Department.He was an Army veteran, having served with the Army Air Corps in World War II in the European Theatre of Operations with the Eighth Air Force, 860th Bomber Squadron at the RAF Grafton-Underwood Air Field in England.After the war, Trusa remained active in community veterans activities and was a member of the Nesquehoning American Legion and the Nesquehoning VFW.Hawk read the proclamation, saying "We, the members of the Nesquehoning Borough Council, express our gratitude and appreciation of his life and career, of the value of his example, of his fine character, of his exemplary life and of his untiring zeal for the welfare of his family, this board and his neighbors and community and that we honor his memory by working to reach the shining example he left for us all."Trusa was the husband of the late Helen Trusa, who passed away in 1977. He is survived by two sons, Mark Trusa and wife Margaret, and Jim Trusa and wife Lisa; a daughter, Maria Trusa-Stano; a brother, Thomas Trusa; two sisters, Katherine "Kitty" Kinn and Ellie Bonner; and five grandchildren, Megan, Nicole and Tristan Trusa, and Logan and Luke Stano.