Bruce came to Princeton from Beverly Hills High School, where he was senior class president and a member of the wrestling team. At Princeton he majored in French, joined Cloister Inn, served as advertising director and business manager of WPRB, and wrestled during freshman year.

After Princeton, Bruce earned an M.B.A. at Harvard Business School and then served in the Army, rising to the rank of first lieutenant and receiving a Bronze Star.  

Bruce returned to California to begin a career in business. His interests outside his professional activities included playing the bassoon and sailing. At the time of his death — by his own hand — he was CEO of a medical technology company in San Jose. The class sends its condolences to his widow and family.