Celebrating

ROBERT AVERY BRUCE

BORN 27 MARCH 1937

“A sailor, a grandfather, and a steady presence for the people he loves.”

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Grandson

Hugh

Grandpa. What a funny guy!

A few of the years

Moments from his life

1937

Born

On 27 March, in Wellington.

1958

Joined the Squadron

A membership he kept for the rest of his life.

1960

Married Cherie

Cherie May Ellison, on 23 January.

1968

The house on Ely Avenue

They moved into the brown-timber house in Remuera. They never left.

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