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'''Military service'''
'''Military service'''
After college, Bruce served for two years in the [[United States Army]] before he joined the ''Reporter-News'' staff.[2] For 12 years as military editor, Bruce covered Dyess Air Force Base during the missile age, with emphasis on the Air Force's SM-65 Atlas and the Army's MIM-14 Nike-Hercules anti-aircraft missiles. During his first two years at the Reporter-News, Bruce was a member of the Abilene Army Reserve unit.[2]
After college, Bruce served for two years in the [[United States Army]] before he joined the ''Reporter-News'' staff.[2] For 12 years as military editor, Bruce covered Dyess Air Force Base during the missile age, with emphasis on the Air Force's SM-65 Atlas and the Army's MIM-14 Nike-Hercules anti-aircraft missiles. During his first two years at the ''Reporter-News'', Bruce was a member of the Abilene Army Reserve unit.[2]
'''Death'''
'''Death'''
With the failure of his health, Bruce died in the University Medical Center in Lubbock. Services were held at the First Baptist Church of Abilene, where Bruce was a deacon and active in the Men’s Prayer Breakfast. Dr. Phil Christopher officiated. Interment was at Elmwood Memorial Park in Abilene.[2]
With the failure of his health, Bruce died in the University Medical Center in Lubbock. Services were held at the First [[Baptist]] Church of Abilene, where Bruce was a deacon and active in the Men’s Prayer Breakfast. Dr. Phil Christopher officiated. Interment was at Elmwood Memorial Park in Abilene.[2]
Governor [[Rick Perry]] said that West Texas lost "a clear, insightful voice with the passing of Bob Bruce. For as long as it's worth remembering, Bob covered Abilene and beyond, getting people the facts with nary a wasted word..." Former Lieutenant Governor Bob Bullock, who sometimes quarreled with media personalities, sent Bruce a letter of commendation at the time of Bruce's retirement, less than a year before Bullock's own death of cancer. Bruce also interviewed such political figures as President [[George W. Bush]] and 1996 presidential candidate and former U.S. Senator [[Bob Dole]] of Kansas.[1]
Governor [[Rick Perry]] said that West Texas lost "a clear, insightful voice with the passing of Bob Bruce. For as long as it's worth remembering, Bob covered Abilene and beyond, getting people the facts with nary a wasted word..." Former Lieutenant Governor Bob Bullock, who sometimes quarreled with media personalities, sent Bruce a letter of commendation at the time of Bruce's retirement, less than a year before Bullock's own death of cancer. Bruce also interviewed such political figures as President [[George W. Bush]] and 1996 presidential candidate and former U.S. Senator [[Bob Dole]] of Kansas.[1]
Former ''Reporter-News'' columnist Bill T. Whitaker, in 2009 the senior editor at the Waco Tribune-Herald, recalled Bruce as a versatile journalist and "a superb raconteur ... He was kind of the grand old man for so many of us because he had been there so long and ... had that institutional memory that we would tap into all of the time."[1]
Former ''Reporter-News'' columnist Bill T. Whitaker, in 2009 the senior editor at the ''Waco Tribune-Herald'', recalled Bruce as a versatile journalist and "a superb raconteur ... He was kind of the grand old man for so many of us because he had been there so long and ... had that institutional memory that we would tap into all of the time."[1]
Greg Bruce added that his father was from "that golden age of newspapermen. He believed it was a very honorable and high profession."[1]
Greg Bruce added that his father was from "that golden age of newspapermen. He believed it was a very honorable and high profession."[1]
1.^ a b c d e "Brian Bethel, "Longtime ARN reporter Bob Bruce dies"". ReporterNews.com. http://www.reporternews.com/news/2009/mar/14/bob-bruce-1934-2009-longtime-arn-reporter-dies/?partner=RSS. Retrieved May 12, 2009.
1.^ a b c d e "Brian Bethel, "Longtime ARN reporter Bob Bruce dies"". ReporterNews.com. http://www.reporternews.com/news/2009/mar/14/bob-bruce-1934-2009-longtime-arn-reporter-dies/?partner=RSS. Retrieved May 12, 2009.
2.^ a b c d e "Obituary of Bob Bruce". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, March 15, 2009. http://lubbockonline.com/stories/031509/obi_409686924.shtml. Retrieved May 12, 2009.
2.^ a b c d e "Obituary of Bob Bruce". ''Lubbock Avalanche-Journal'', March 15, 2009. http://lubbockonline.com/stories/031509/obi_409686924.shtml. Retrieved May 12, 2009.
3.^ "Social Security Death Index". Rootsweb.ancestry.com. http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi. Retrieved May 12, 2009.
3.^ "Social Security Death Index". Rootsweb.ancestry.com. http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi. Retrieved May 12, 2009.