Dateline January 8, 2008
FAIRHAVEN — Douglas Mason Bruce, age 66 years, of Fairhaven and Newburyport, died Tuesday, January 8, 2008, after a period of declining health.
Born in New Bedford, he was the son of the late Frances Tuell Bruce and Alexander Dugald Bruce. A graduate of Fairhaven High School, he served in the US ARMY and attended UMass Amherst, and was a member of the Unitarian Memorial Church.
A well regarded photographer, his works were published nationally in Time, Newsweek and People magazines.
He leaves his daughter Kimberly Lyons and her husband Thomas of Darien, Connecticut, and two granddaughters Kailey and Keara, his brother, David A. Bruce and his wife Jane of Fairhaven, three nieces, Sarah Tuell DeBortoli, Megan Mason Golarz and Hannah Fereday Bruce, two cherished cousins, Jo Anne Longmore Kelley and Carol Longmore Norman; a grandnephew and two grandnieces. He was cousin of the late Janet Bruce Negus.
A memorial service will take place on Sunday, March 16, 2008 at 3 P.M. in the Unitarian Memorial Church, 102 Green St., Fairhaven. Burial is private. Remembrances may be made in his name to St. Jude's Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, Tennessee 38105-1942.