Bruce and my late husband, Reid R. Samuelson, worked together for several years in the Air Force. Later we again ran into Bruce in Albuquerque, after he had retired. And a few years later we again ran into Bruce and Marianne, at a National Outlaw-Lawman Association meeting. Bruce and Reid were both very surprised to see the other at this meeting. Seems Marianne and I were the ones with the real interest in those old west folks. We saw them

Bruce and my late husband, Reid R. Samuelson, worked together for several years in the Air Force. Later we again ran into Bruce in Albuquerque, after he had retired. And a few years later we again ran into Bruce and Marianne, at a National Outlaw-Lawman Association meeting. Bruce and Reid were both very surprised to see the other at this meeting. Seems Marianne and I were the ones with the real interest in those old west folks. We saw them several more times and always enjoyed visiting with them. My deepest sympathy to all of Bruce's family. He was a very nice man.
Nancy B. Samuelson

Bruce and I became friends when we shot skeet together at the Sandia Skeet Club on Kirkland AFB. My wife and I would cook steaks together with Bruce and Marianne when we lived in Pagosa Springs CO. We enjoyed many good times togrther and the wine. May you rest in peace, John and Sharon Klafke

My older brother, Bruce, was a hero to me all of my life. After the death of our father, he became a "second" father to me and Debby. A fond memory that will remain with us is the visit we paid to him in 2007. He took us to the Atomic Museum to show us the history of the A-Bomb, to the Santa Fe Opera for a Miriachi Concert, and, of course, treated us to several indescribable Mexican meals. He

My older brother, Bruce, was a hero to me all of my life. After the death of our father, he became a "second" father to me and Debby. A fond memory that will remain with us is the visit we paid to him in 2007. He took us to the Atomic Museum to show us the history of the A-Bomb, to the Santa Fe Opera for a Miriachi Concert, and, of course, treated us to several indescribable Mexican meals. He and I shared the love of collecting guns and shooting and I remember a vist to his "getaway" home in Pagosa Springs, CO in 1982, where we fired hundreds of rounds at various targets using all of his handguns. He and my second brother, Royce, attended Bruce's wife's funeral in 2006 and I saw him only once more since then. But there were phone calls in which we discussed everything from western folklore to current politics. His standard way of ending a conversaion was "Well, I'm finished. Talk to you later."
His death leaves a huge void in our lives and our only consolation is the amazing courage and determination he displayed to hold onto life for the past 5 years. He went when he was ready and where he wanted to be---at home!
He is now out there in the "Wild Blue Yonder."May God receive him into eternal peace and joy.

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