Bruce grew up in Danville, Virginia and after college in Blacksburg, Virginia began a long career with Transco (later Williams), a natural gas transportation company. His time at Transco was interrupted by a brief stint in the U.S. Marine Corps.
He thoroughly enjoyed his early years with Transco, working at field construction sites in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Alabama and Mississippi, and later, up and down the whole pipeline as a corrosion engineer. After a few years he went to company headquarters in Houston, Texas for the rest of his career.
Bruce enjoyed hunting, shooting and driving as well as working on his beloved cars. Bruce kept things for a long time - The GTO he bought new in 1969, the Corvette he bought new in 1972, and the Cuban born girl he met in Houston, who became his lifetime love (although he had the GTO and Corvette longer).
He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Stephanie, daughter Tamzin and brother Elwood.
Funeral services will be at a later time.