September 13, 1967 – June 19, 2012
Born and raised in New Bedford, Massachusetts, Bruce was one of 10 children. He received a B.A. in psychology from Southeastern Massachusetts University in 1988. After living in Boston and Miami, he arrived in San Francisco in 1995 and found the community he was looking for. We'll always remember Bruce's silver hair and blue eyes. With his sharp whit and classic movie starlet impressions, he could always make us laugh when we needed to by singing a verse or two from exactly the right show tune. Bruce was a classic car enthusiast, talented handyman, and a friend and mechanic to everyone he met, including strangers on the road. When he wasn't holding court at the coffee shop or solving someone else's problems, he was enjoying himself with his close friends at the Russian River on most weekends. Bruce passed away peacefully at Coming Home Hospice after complications from a liver transplant he received in January of this year. His final days were filled with family, friends, and laughter. He kept us entertained until the end.
Bruce is survived by brothers and sisters, Claudia, Henry, Richard, Russell, and Sandra and his father, Henry Silvia.
A memorial will be held at 3650 21st Street (at Church Street) on Sunday, July 15 at noon.