Page 7 - Bella Vista Gardens Newsletter Autumn 2019

7 BELLA VISTA NEWS, AUTUMN 2019

Happy Birthday

March

1 Mar Marta M.
2 Mar Judith L.

5 Mar Edward W.

7 Mar Alfred A.
8 Mar Shirley M.
Meet Bruce London
16 Mar Beverley C.

20 Mar Josephine S.
Bruce is currently a resident at For a long time, Bruce worked in
31 Mar Jean S.
Bella Vista Gardens. Bruce the Finance industry, before his
April joined the residence in late career took a very different
2018, and has quickly made direction (when he later formed
3 Apr Lorna D. himself invaluable as our his own Private Investigation
"newspaper man"! Company), which proved to be
4 Apr Matteo R./Joan C. very successful in its own right.
Bruce was born in Marrickville
6 Apr Betty M.
and raised in Canterbury. He is Bruce is a very service-oriented
Violet W./Reginald the middle child and has a individual, and in his past was
9 Apr
K. brother and sister with whom actively involved in volunteering
he keeps in regular contact. with the Apex Youth Group for
11 Apr Anne M. Bruce attended Primary School eight years. Bruce has fond
locally in Canterbury and memories of a time when they
15 Apr Merrilyn S. attended High School in Dulwich rebuilt a hall in Richmond with
19 Apr Judith C. Hill. only the members of the club
assisting.
24 Apr Andreas N. In the early 1960s Bruce met his
wife to be, Jeanette who was a These days, Bruce has continued
26 Apr Janice K. High School teacher. They made his passion for volunteering,
their home in Picnic Point. Bruce taking an active role at the
28 Apr Bettine W.
and Jeanette have two sons, residence as the Mayor of
May Sean and Jason, both of whom Jacaranda wing. He delivers the
live in Queensland. Bruce is daily newspapers to all the
1 May Florence W. extremely proud of both his residents and also delivers the
sons! Sean has been working for resident mail each day.
7 May Cathleen P. the Defence Force for the last
35 years as a logistic officer. Bruce loves to interact with
12 / 15 May Lillian S. / Cisja T.
Jason works in the “Heavy everyone. When asked what he
18 / 22 May Elsa G. / Pauline B. Recovery Equipment” field likes most about the residence,
(which very often sends him to he said he loves the cheekiness
Chandra B. / Alison jobs located overseas such as of the residents and staff the
25 / 26 May
W. Timor, Vietnam and most!
Afghanistan).