April 29, 2005
Nat, Harley, Rachel, T.J.,Jackson
We are so sorry . We all will miss Bruce , Just his name will bring tears and happy memories .
Bruce had away of renameing things . So if you had a nick-name most likely it came from Bruce . He was so many things to so many people . Bruce had a way about him that would make you smile . Even the things he hated , ONIONS . So don't cry , That would be Bruce . My brother ,My friend , My brother in-lay ,My Uncle Bruce .I will always miss you .
Love
Mick & Kathy
and Family
Mick & Kathy Payne (Moncks Corner, SC )
corvette63@homexpressway.net
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April 20, 2005
Natalie & family,
I am so sorry for your great loss. You are in my daily prayers. It seems like just yesterday we were joking around and enjoying
chili dinner together at your home. Bruce touched the lives of many people by his
friendliness and warm smile. I am glad he touched mine. Much love.
Agnes
Agnes Tarbett (Burke, VA )
simplyag11@aol.com
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April 14, 2005
Hello family friends and everyone I know. I am thinking about you Aunt Nat, Rachel, Harley, and family. I pray for you every night and hope the best for you. I love you and I hope it gets
easier for you. I know its going to be very hard but it will get easier. I hope to see you in May for Mark and
Sarah's wedding and I can't wait to see baby Jackson I saw the pictures of him he is soooo cute. Well god bless every one.
Love Always
(LITTLE REBEL)
Laura
Laura Payne (moncks coner, SC )
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April 12, 2005
Payne family,
I worked with Bruce at Liftech. He was a character who will be greatly missed around here. He always had a smile and something funny to say. I hope Bruce is up in heaven right now, racing against Dale Earnhardt and beating him! That would be heaven for Bruce. I can picture the huge grin on his face. I spent the last 3 years trying to find Bruce and Natalie at Watkins Glen. The first year I couldn't even find their site. The second year I found the site but, they weren't there, I found out later they were shopping. Last year I finally found them and got to have a beer trackside and meet Natalie. It was great to meet you, Natalie. I am so sorry for your loss. Bruce was a awesome guy! He is missed by many people.
Ed Rohmer (Baldwinsville, NY )
edroh@msn.com
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April 12, 2005
I am very sorry for those close to Bruce. I did not know Bruce very well - I only met him once. It was this past August at Watkins
Glen. My friend, Ed Rohmer, was on a mission to find Bruce one day (a hard task at the Glen!)....I went with him. I enjoyed hanging with Bruce that afternoon, in fact - it was one of the highlights of the weekend. He surely was very enjoyable to talk to . Very nice, and his hospitality made me very comfortable. Hard to find a person that makes such an impact from a short moment.
Sandy Hicks (Rochester, NY )
zornows@frontiernet.net
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April 11, 2005
Dear Payne family,
We are saddened to hear of your loss and cannot express how sorry we are. We understand this time is not an easy one and hope you are doing as well as it is expected. We will continue to think of you and will hope for the best for your friends and family. And, although it is extremely
difficult as I can only imagine how awful it is to lose someone you care so much about (father, husband, grandfather, friend), but please try to take care of yourselves.
Sincerely,
Meredith and Rob (Mexico, NY )
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April 11, 2005
I was so sad to hear about Bruce today. Our thoughts and prayers are with you today and every day.
Julie French (Brewerton, NY )
jfrench58@yahoo.com
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April 10, 2005
My dear friends:
Thank you for all of the kind words regarding Bruce. There is a hole in my heart the size of the moon, but I am consoled by the fact that I have 30 years of memories to help me get through this. He was a man who lived his life to the fullest and it was sad to see him sick. He fought valiantly to the end, without a bit of self-pity, only concern for those of us who loved him. I was very lucky to have him as long as I did and I know that he was acutely aware of how much he was loved by his family and friends. He died at peace with God and himself and now rests in a better place, where there is no pain and suffering. Thanks again my friends.
Natalie
Natalie Payne (Central Square, NY )
NataliePayne@msn.com
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April 5, 2005
We remember Bruce as a man who was smiling the very first time we met him, and who was smiling when we last saw him - he truly was a good man who made others happy to be around him -a rare gift, and the cornerstone of a legacy of happy memories for those who survive him. Bruce, in the tradition of Sailors and Marines, we wish you "fair winds and following seas" in your eternal journey. Dan and Teri Aguilar
Daniel and Teri Aguilar (Pulaski, NY )
da13142@aol.com
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April 5, 2005
Dear Natalie and Family: We are so sorry for your loss. We pray that God will comfort you during this time. We were glad to have met Bruce and are now sorry to see him gone. Rejoice in his life and thank God for everything that Bruce has come through.
God Bless,
Jon , Kim and family DeFalco (Mexico, NY )
heartsland@aol.com
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April 4, 2005
You all are in my thoughts each and every day. You are such strong people and still loving, that is inspiring to me. I love you all very much, and know that I am here for you always. Rach- I love you very much, lets have some fun this summer and teach Jack how to swim! It would be an honor! xoxo
Raine Dufrane (Clay, NY )
rdufrane@verizon.net
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April 4, 2005
Natalie and Family:
Please accept my personal condolences with respect to your recent loss. Bruce was a great person and a pleasure to work with. I didn't have the honor of interacting with him on a daily basis like the guys did, but he was always a great help to me when needed and always with a smile and some joking around! He always fooled us with somewhat of a quiet demeanor but when it came time to add a little spice into the day, Bruce was right in the middle of the fun!
Again, while I didn't have the honor of working closely with him, there are a couple of situations that will always stand out in my memories of Bruce. When I took the forklift operator training course and was running through the drill, Bruce spotted me on the forklift and ran yelling in the other direction and hid behind some equipment ... My best guess is that he was trying to tell me that maybe I should stick to office work!
While Bruce was typically quiet, his corvette was ... typically not!! And even though I work on the second floor, I always knew when it was 4:30 (quittin' time!), as there was no mistaking Bruce leaving for the day with his usual loud, but grand corvette exit!!
Sometimes it's the littlest things that you take for granted and inevitably miss so much about a person. Bruce was a great friend and co-worker to all of us. He will be missed dearly.
Best personal regards and my deepest sympathies to you, Natalie, and your family.
Natalie Gilman
Liftech Equipment
Natalie Gilman (Liverpool, NY )
ngilman@liftech.com
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April 4, 2005
Bruce, Thanks for all the laughs. You surely will be missed be all. Love, Diane & Mike Whalen
Diane Whalen (Central Square, NY )
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April 3, 2005
Dear Bruce,
The dictionary defines a friend as a person you know well and regard with affection and trust. Our definition of a friend is you.
We have known you for more than 25 years! That’s more than half our lives and nearly all our married lives. You have entertained us in so many ways that it’s hard to recount them all. Our friendship with you, Natalie, Harley & Rachael has brought so much happiness into our lives that we can’t even begin to thank you all.
Over the years we have shared the happy occasions of picnics, birthday parties, New Year’s Eve Parties, holiday dinners, camping trips, boat rides, hunting trips, weddings, anniversaries, graduation parties, births & baptisms.
We have helped each other out with everything from running errands to the grocery store, to installing swimming pools in the backyard. We have swum together, bowled together, hot-tubbed together and snowmobiled together. You & Tom even went for one very memorable canoe ride together and lets not forget that you and I have carried on our own special phone relationship together for years.
We have also shared some of the not so happy times together such as the loss of loved ones and other trials and tribulations of day to day life. But no matter the occasion, happy or sad, good or bad, our friendship has withstood the test of time and our happy memories of you will soon consume this pain that we have in our hearts and we will think not of this day, and of the pain and the mourning, but of all the times that we laughed with, and laughed at, each other.
Today is a celebration of your life, but it’s also the end to a long and wonderful story about a very special man who we will always call one of our best friends in this world. Yes Bruce, it’s you.
We will miss you until we see you again on the other side. Have a cold one waiting for Tom and a big lip-lock for me.
We will love you always and we will take good care of your family until we are all together again someday.
With All Our Love,
Tom and Brenda
Brenda Dann (Palermo, NY )
bdann@twcny.rr.com
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April 3, 2005
Natalie, Harley, Rachael & TJ (and Jack): We are so sorry. Remember that our thoughts and prayers are with you. There was no one like Bruce, his love for family and friends was like no other. We have always considered your family as our family. In the difficult days ahead, try to remember that he is at peace with the Lord, and the Lord will see you through this difficult time. Love, Patty, Dave and kids.
Patty and Dave Redhead (Central Square, NY )
predhead@twcny.rr.com
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April 3, 2005
Natalie and family,
So sorry to read of your loss. You are all in my thoughts and prayers.
Donna (formerly Dallas)
Donna Martellotto Bpyce (Baldwinsville, NY )
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April 3, 2005
Sorry for your loss, we will keep you and your family in our prayers during this most difficult time.
Sandy DeNicola
(Mick's sister-in -law)
Sandrea Gladwin DeNicola (CA )
sandreal@comcast.net
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April 3, 2005
So sorry for your loss, you and your family are in our prayers.
Andrea & Steve Schmidt
Andrea Schmidt (Orange, CT )
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April 3, 2005
Natalie: You and your family have my deepest sympathy. You are in my thoughts and prayers at this difficult time.
Patricia Kinner (Cicero, NY )
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