Bruce E Burnham
May 3, 1939 - Mar 18, 2025May 3, 1939 - March 18, 2025
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Bruce E Burnham
May 3, 1939 - Mar 18, 2025May 3, 1939 - March 18, 2025
Place of birth
Watertown, MA
Most recently lived in
Brunswick, ME
Bruce's favorite hobbies
- Bird watching -- especially hummers! - Logic puzzles. He dubbed himself 'logiclover'. - Collecting data... rain, electricity use, birds seen, etc. - Being efficient and having a low impact on ecological resources.
Bruce's favorite foods
Fried haddock. Bread pudding. Hot sauces. M&M's. Red Man chew ; ).
Favorite bands and musical artists
Classical music: Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, etc.
Interesting facts about Bruce
- His undergraduate degree at UMass ended up being in German. He was studying biochemistry but played too much bridge to pass ; ). - He holds a Master's degree in Forestry from the University of New Hampshire. His thesis studied the ability to remotely detect sphagnum moss using satellite imagery. - He has been a certified SCUBA diver and licensed private pilot, including for twin engine planes. - He is a mechanical wizard who cared lovingly for engines and who enjoyed taking things apart to fix or see how they worked.
Bruce loved nothing more than
A good shit in the woods! ; )
Favorite place in the world
Birch Island, ME
Favorite TV shows
Jeopardy, which he would easily win. "How Things are Made” on the history channel.
Favorite sports
Baseball, especially the Red Sox.
Bruce's proudest accomplishments
After serving in the Army for two years in North Carolina, in 1965 Bruce embarked on a three year jaunt around Europe, the Middle East and North Africa via motorbike. He worked odd jobs in the winters - including as a ski lift operator (while living in a crude village farm house), as a telephone cable installer, and as a dishwasher -- and jaunted from Germany to Libya and from Sweden to Lebanon. In the 1980's, Bruce spent four summers traveling across the US doing volunteer work for environmental organizations including cleaning up trash along wild rivers.
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Born on May 3, 1939
Watertown, MA
Passed away on March 18, 2025
Brunswick, ME