Barry Bruce Obituary
Barry Bruce
It is with great sadness to announce the passing of Col. Barry Peter Bruce C.D. (Ret) on Saturday, January 14th peacefully with his family by his side.
Barry is survived by Geraldine his wife of 60 years, his son Barry Bruce (Sophie), daughter Sandra, his grandchildren Barry, and Samantha.
On March 11, 1937 Barry was born in Erickson, Manitoba to Peter and Dorothy Bruce. Barry was known by many to have a great sense of humor, generous, compassionate, and larger than life personality. Even as his health declined he was a fixture at the Victoria General Hospital because of kindness, positivity, and infectious sense of humor.
Barry was a wonderful husband, father, and grandfather. He had many adventures in life and experiences that made his family proud of him; soldier, business owner, entrepreneur, volunteer and avid fan of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Winnipeg Jets.
Barry started his career with Anthony Fosters as a sales manager, and climbed the company ladder to eventually become president of Anthony Fosters. Eventually Barry was the owner and president of Western Profiles Ltd. Barry served as an Infantry Officer with the Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders initially enrolling in 1960. After nine years with the (Camerons) Barry reclassified to the Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps as a Lieutenant with the Winnipeg Service Battalion. In 1975 he returned to 17 (Winnipeg) Service Battalion, serving as Deputy Commanding Officer and Commanding Officer until 1980. Barry was appointed as the Deputy Commander of Manitoba Militia District and in March 1990 was appointed Commander. Military service was a proud accomplishment to Barry with a career spanning over thirty years that allowed him to build many long term friendships.
The family would like to thank the Doctors and staff at Victoria General Hospital for their excellent care during his illness.
A memorial service will be announced at a later date.
In lieu of flowers donations can be made in Barry’s name to; The Victoria General Hospital Foundation, The Canadian Blood Services, Wounded Warriors or CancerCare Manitoba