Bruce died at age 92 in Pensacola, Fla., Aug. 1, 2014. Born and raised in Orange, N.J., he had lived in Florida for 44 years and had an active career in real estate, mostly in the Sarasota area.

During World War II, Bruce was a navigator in Army Air Force B-24 bombing raids over Germany and later was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. Before the war he had attended Williams College, but after his military service he entered Princeton and graduated with a degree in mechanical engineering.

Bruce was predeceased by his wife, Evelyn. For his daughter, Heidi, who also predeceased him, he established a memorial endowment at the University of Virginia. His survivors include three sons, Eric ’72, Dugald, and Todd; and five grandchildren.

Undergraduate Class of 1948