"I knew Bruce as a fellow industry regular in off-road related events. Every time I saw Bruce, I would shake his hand...not only from a rider respect standpoint but also because of his industry accomplishments.

Bruce and I competed in similiar events--ISDE was one we both cared for alot--and my background was MX and Bruce's was Baja and Desert.

I resigned from Suzuki and Bruce called me within a week to ride for his team and it was definitely a highlight of my career. Marcia I have known for quite some time before Bruce met her, and I worked with her brother Mark, also.

Felt bad about Bruce going through all his treatments but knew if anyone could pull through it would be him.

All the best to the family!"

- Charles Halcomb, Bruce's friend and team rider

“Many people know Bruce for racing; I know him for his love of family and humor.

My mother is his wife Marcia’s sister and we always came to visit them during either the summer or for Christmas. Bruce’s family loves mexican food, so much as to make it for Christmas dinner. Some things I had never seen or even wanted to attempt to eat was on the menu that night: quesidillas, enchiladas, taquitos; you name it, they had it.

Now my family and I are not much of the Mexican food fanatics and at the end of dinner we were starving. We couldn’t stand the growling stomachs much longer, so we told Bruce and Marcia that we were going to the pier and went to Denny’s for Christmas dinner.

His family also loves a place Bruce called “The Noodle House.” He was so excited the one summer we came down to take us there. We all got our food and Bruce made sure to tell us to “make sure to slurp our noodles because it tells the cooks that we think our food is good.” So we slurped our food for appreciation and laughed. I still do not know if what he told us is true.

Bruce was someone I like to call somewhat sarcastic. The summer before Bruce died we came down and I thought it would be nice to clean the house while everyone was gone. Bruce had been going through radiation on his jaw and was resting in his room but as soon as I turned on the vacuum he scrambled out of his bedroom and looked at me like I had preformed some sort of miracle. I turned off the vacuum and asked him if everything was alright and he said to me with a smile on his face, “At least someone knows how to clean in this house. I didn't even know that vacuum still worked!”

- Megan Arvidson, Bruce’s Neice

“Here are a few pictures from the day the family and a few friends went and placed a stone in the desert at the Husky Monument in memory of Bruce. It was placed next to his father's stone. October 2009.”

- Kathy Miller

“I’m sorry for your loss. I raced D-37 with Bruce in the 1970’s. We competed and had some good battles, most of mine were behind him. I met him after 30 years at his induction to the Baja hall of fame. It was an honor to know him. I will be at this year’s Baja 1000—#503X. It’s been a long time my friend; I will think of you that day. God Speed my friend.”

– Dennis McLaughlin

“Bruce was a close friend as well as his family was to me. My heart is broken thinking about this. My heart and prayers go out to the whole family. Bruce was like a brother to me. Laura was like a sister to me. I, as well as the whole racing community, will truly miss him. God love you Bruce.”

-Ed Zarp, District 37 desert racer in the ’70s

“Here’s a pic I took of Bruce at Hangtown back in possibly 2002? Anyway, it’s a great pic of the Big O!”

- Steve Bauer