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Lawson Thomson and Patricia Eden

Our heartfelt condolences go out to Janice, her girls and family. Bruce's death comes as a great loss to us all. I first became aware of Bruce during my early days at the Collegiate in 1956. While walking the cavernous halls I was "abducted" from behind by two more senior students. I was carried by my arms into Sid Mitton's tech. office. Mr. Mitton looked up from his desk and asked "What have we here?" To which Bruce replied "Our new coxie!" This has been a great relationship extended over many years. This was my introduction to rowing, which we shared through high school and club rowing. Bruce was often our stroke. A decade later we met again and Bruce steered me into the Old Boys' Association where I took over his treasurer's job in the newly named "Alumni". Bruce was a great mentor to us all. He upheld a high moral code. When you heard him affirm "That's not right!" it wasn't long before Bruce set out a plan to correct it. Merrill Blank's poem "The Coxswain" applies to Bruce as I paraphrase, "Let it run, Bruce, Your race is over and you have won!!" RIP (row in peace)
Thursday June 2, 2016 at 6:12 am
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