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'''Bobby Theo Bruce''', known as '''Bob Bruce''' (May 19, 1934—March 13, 2009), was a prominent [[Texas]] journalist affiliated with the ''Abilene Reporter-News'' in [[Abilene]] from 1959 until his retirement in 1998. He began as a general assignments reporter and ended his tenure there as travel editor for the last quarter century. In between, Bruce reported on crime, the courts, the military, business, regional issues, and politics, having once joked that he had "covered everything but society news."<ref>[http://www.reporternews.com/news/2009/mar/14/bob-bruce-1934-2009-longtime-arn-reporter-dies/?partner=RSS. Brian Bethel, "Longtime ARN reporter Bob Bruce dies". ReporterNews.com.]</ref>

'''Bobby Theo Bruce''', known as '''Bob Bruce''' (May 19, 1934—March 13, 2009), was a prominent [[Texas]] journalist affiliated with the ''Abilene Reporter-News'' in [[Abilene]] from 1959 until his retirement in 1998. He began as a general assignments reporter and ended his tenure there as travel editor for the last quarter century. In between, Bruce reported on crime, the courts, the military, business, regional issues, and politics, having once joked that he had "covered everything but society news."<ref>Brian Bethel, "Longtime ARN Reporter dies," ''Abilene Reporter-Newas,'' March 14, 2009.</ref>

==Background==

==Background==

==Religious faith==

==Religious faith==

   

   

Though he had been reared Presbyterian, Bruce switched to the [[Baptist]] denomination after he married on February 6, 1960, the former Helen Sarieta Williams (born March 1, 1933),[4] then an employee of the newspaper bookkeeping department."Faith was a great comfort to him. He took a great deal of comfort in knowing there was more to life than just what we're doing today," said Robert Gregory “Greg” Bruce (born May 2, 1967) of Lubbock, Texas,[4] the Bruces' only child. Bruce also worked with Big Brothers Big Sisters of America in Abilene and was in time recognized as a "volunteer of the year."

Though he had been reared Presbyterian, Bruce switched to the [[Baptist]] denomination after he married on February 6, 1960, the former Helen Sarieta Williams (born March 1, 1933),[4] then an employee of the newspaper bookkeeping department. "Faith was a great comfort to him. He took a great deal of comfort in knowing there was more to life than just what we're doing today," said Robert Gregory “Greg” Bruce (born May 2, 1967) of Lubbock, Texas,[4] the Bruces' only child. Bruce also worked with Big Brothers Big Sisters of America in Abilene and was in time recognized as a "volunteer of the year."

==Death==

==Death==