Bruce Martin Evry's Obituary
Bruce Martin Evry, of Fort Washington, MD, crossed the Rainbow Bridge on August 24th, 2022, at home. Bruce was born in Philadelphia, PA on December 23rd, 1948.
Our friend Tim described Bruce best in this letter:
Dear Bruce,
You should know that your way of being, especially your treatment of others with kindness, class, and compassion could only be rivaled by that of Mr. Rogers himself. As I had mentioned to you and Cheryl many months ago, my time spent among the folks in FanTek really taught me that it was OK to be different. I was able to do something that I couldn't really do in my environment at the time - socialize with people like me and make friends. You and Cheryl made a special place for people, opened your hearts, your home, and VHS collection to just about anybody. You have been friends to the friendless, a family to those without, and a refuge for many who have had life hand them a ton of lemons. In short, you and Cheryl are a couple of very, very, very special people.
I had a good upbringing and a great Mom who taught me right from wrong. I had male role models in my family and throughout my life that taught me how to be a good person, a good husband, a good father, and a good worker. But, whenever I thought of the values and actions required for dealing with people that didn't quite fit in, were not being understood, or just needed a friend, there was only one name in the Rolodex of knowledge that always seemed to have the right answer for me: "Bruce". From others in school to co-workers, whenever I have encountered a person who didn't quite fit in, I would ask myself "What would Bruce do?". Instead of having a person or "situation" to deal with, I almost ended up either gaining a friend or, at the very least, lifting someone up who really needed it.
Bruce, I don't think that I need to tell you, but just learning these things from you was a very profound and powerful gift. I could never give you sufficient thanks but only to hope that doing my best to live that subset of values and to share that gift with others will suffice for now.
Now, I am just a minor character. In the movie of your life, I'm a guy in a restaurant walking to the men's room, never to be seen on camera again. Imagine what you have done for the scores of others that have been in your life and touched by it! What an amazing life you have built, Bruce. One of my uncles once told me that money and the material trappings of this life are all things that we can't take with us. All that we can take with us is love. If that is the case, Bruce, you are one very, very rich man. May God Bless you.
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