Bruce Bandt

I worked with Bruce for many years in state government at the TIME System Control Center. He is dearly missed, and I will always remember him fondly. He was a wonderful storyteller, and helped us to pass many long hours with tales of growing up in Coloma, meeting and marrying Connie, and all that Wisconsin was in the 70s and 80s. He also played an incredible prank on me which I will never forget. I am an Ice Age Trail hiker, and I told Bruce that I would be in Coloma for an upcoming hiking weekend. I thought no more about it, and my friend Natalie and I were very shocked when, after a long, sweaty day of hiking, the front desk at the hotel casually informed me the police would like to speak with me. Natalie and I, staying at the Coloma Hotel, trudged downstairs, trying desperately to remember what we may have said the night before at "The Cabin" to warrant such local attention. Arden (Bruce's father) got up and said, "You must be Adelle. Don't worry; there's no cops. Bruce told me you'd be coming our way this weekend and I just wanted to introduce myself." I was then lucky enough to hear all of Bruce's stories told from the other side lol. I especially enjoyed the stories of Bruce's town donkey. You are very missed, Bruce, and I hope the force is with you wherever you are.

Bruce is my oldest nephew, he was born when I was fourteen. Coming from a family of all sisters, I was fascinated by having a baby boy in the family. Bruce spent a lot of time at our farm, and my Dad (Bruce's Grandpa) finally had a boy. Bruce will be missed by me, it doesn't seem real that he is gone. May the Shores of Eternity surround his Soul in everlasting peace - Aunt June