Peter married his life long partner, Patricia, in 1970. He and Patricia welcomed a little girl, Dawn, into the world April 15, 1971. On May 5, 1976 another little girl, Amy, joined the family.
He was a Sergeant in the United States Army from 1968-1970 and served in Vietnam. Peter graduated from Sothern Illinois University in 1975 as an accountant and worked for Amoco for many years until retirement in 1997. After retirement Peter worked for six years at Valero as an operator. He was an avid motorcycle lover and enjoyed fishing in his free time. He was a member of the Jay Cee organization in Illinois as well as the Heroes Night Out in Cedar Park.
Peter is proceeded in death by his mother, Edmunda and father, Herbert.
He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Patricia Bruce, his two daughters, Dawn Elkins and Amy Guevara; grand-children, Duane Elkins Jr., Courtney Elkins, Esmeralda Gonzales, Santana Gonzales, Ava Guevara, Mya Guevara, Zoe Guevara and one great-grandson, Ricardo Landrum.
A visitation for Peter will be held Thursday, July 22, 2021 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 P.M. at Weed-Corley-Fish Funeral Home in Leander, Texas. A funeral service will be on Friday, July 23, 2021 at 10:00 A.M. with a graveside service following the Funeral Service at Bagdad Cemetery in Leander, Texas.
Serving as pallbearers are Anthony Aurecchione, James Whiteis, Duane Elkins Jr., Frank Guezara, Steve Gibson and Jesse Sanchez.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.wcfishleander.com for the Bruce family.
