Bruce was born in Moorestown, NJ to Jean and Edward Beemer on August 31, 1945.
At 15 years of age, his family moved from New Jersey to the Dayton, Ohio area where he played football and swam competitively in high school. Bruce graduated from Ohio Wesleyan College with a B.A. Psychology and received his JD from Ohio Northern University. He worked as a police officer for the Englewood Police Dept for a few years before serving nine years as a Public Defender for the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office.
Bruce then moved to Wichita, KS and changed careers becoming a staff airplane pilot for numerous organizations; his favorite being a demonstration pilot flying sales teams and clients around the USA and abroad for Cessna Aircrafts.
After many years in the mid west Bruce moved to South Florida and was introduced to and became involved with Kairos Prison Ministries; a faith-based organization that shares the transforming love and forgiveness of Jesus Christ to impact the hearts and lives of incarcerated men, women and youth and helps restore love, purpose and meaning to become upstanding citizens in their communities.
Bruce is preceded in death by both parents Jean and Edward Beemer and his son Justin Beemer (born 1984) who tragically died in a motorcycle accident in February 2015.
He is survived by his wife of 22 years, Mildred (Milly) Beemer nee Rodriguez originally of Lorain, Ohio, his daughter, Jordanne English (Sean) and three grandchildren River 5, Lily 4, and Baer 2 of Guntersville, Alabama.
A Celebration of Life Gathering will be held on Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 1:00 pm at First Baptist Church Pompano Beach 138 NE 1st St., Pompano Beach, FL 33060 Tel: (954) 745-6100 www.fbcpompano.org where Bruce was a cheerful-heart greeter, member, Sunday School Bible teacher and a volunteer for The Lord’s Gift House (a First Baptist Church outreach) imparting his wit, joy and enthusiasm all the while sharing God’s love for the last 20 years of his life in South Florida.
If seeking to make a donation, please send to First Baptist Church Pompano Beach, 138 NE 1st St., Pompano Beach, FL 33060 Memo: BBeemer/Lord’s Gift House.
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