Condolences
Dearest Bruce,
Today is your Birthday and on your special day we will celebrate and remember you.
Remembering how much we love you and how you shared your love with your family; all of us, from the youngest to the oldest, and how you made us feel important and cared about.
Although you lived many miles away, you took time for phone calls, visits and Wordfeud games so we stayed connected, we were blessed by you.
We’ll look back on the life you shared with your one true love and the joy you took in sharing what you two, and the kids were up to.
We are comforted by how happy you were, and the great life you had.
We’ll never forget how incredibly smart you were, your sense of humour, and even some of your silly jokes.
You showed up for family, friends, colleagues, bird rescues and more, to offer your help in any way possible.
We will eat pumpkin pie with ice cream, remember your love of fast cars and music, maybe listen to a Beatles song in your honour.
We will tell you how much we love and miss you, how blessed we were by your presence in our lives, and how much we appreciate the signs that you are near.
In time we will remember and celebrate even more, we will do this through our tears, in spite of our grief and heartbreak but we will find comfort in remembering you today and always.
We Love and miss you.
Hello Debbi,
I hope this note finds you well.
Kevin, Bob and I used to work with your husband Bruce. We're all retired now. Today we got together in Folsom and had a beer (well, a couple!) in his memory. Bruce seemed to enjoy these occasional after-work outings when we worked together - I know we all did.
Attached is a picture of the three of us, holding a framed document that Kevin made in Bruce's honor, which is also attached. As former close co-workers, we wanted to let you know that we'll always remember Bruce.
Best wishes,
Matt Legrand, Kevin Heylin, Bob Williams
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I only got to meet Bruce in person once (in Regina in the early 1990's) when he was passing on a low level programming job to Bill Nobel and myself (in Saskatoon). If I remember correctly, he had already been in Calgary for some time and had moved to Regina shortly before we met him to help set up an office, so he had no time to continue the work he had been doing for the company Frank Hogg Laboratories (from Syracuse, NY), so Bill and I met with him to take it over and go over the project. He was extremely helpful and friendly, and we emailed back and forth as Bill and I had questions. He also had programmed a lot of the utilities that we used for development, and in fact some of those are still in use today in our retro community. Thanks for all your help, Bruce, and your programs will continue to live on and be actively used. Sorry that we didn't get a chance to meet again.
Remembering Uncle Bruce, I think about our trip to visit him and his family in California and meet-ups in Regina; these memories are so special to me. I remember his sense of humour. Many of his jokes went over my head as a kid, but I remember that what he said and did always prompted smiles and laughter. He will be so missed by the whole family.
It is with the deepest sadness that I have to recall some of the funny things I remember of you Bruce.
When at age four you heard me talking about the City of Regina Building Manager Harry Ball,
You exclaimed “Harry Ball”, and you would break into a giggle and make everyone laugh. What a funny name you would say, and another giggle.
To Debbi, Cyanna, Keegan, Eileen, Bob, Darcy, Cathy, Colin and all the extended family Joan and I and our family feel your loss and extend our heart felt sympathy.
And Bruce, now I know why you decided to make your way to the warmer California climate because when you were about 3 or 4 months old I remember you laying out on a blanket in the sun at Foxe’s point on one very hot summer day.
May God bless you and comfort you during this time.
When I was a kid, Bruce took me to see Star Wars!
He could have rested on those laurels and remained a hero to me. He didn't.
He made me laugh with perfectly timed jokes or, more often, groan with the worst pun.
He introduced me to colour computers and Rogue, a game which is still unmatched in my mind.
We spent a lot of time programming and discussing programming this last while. Hours could pass and it would feel like moments..
That's how cool he was.. he could make programming fun!
He liked Apple computers.. to each their own. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I feel lucky to have this family (immediate and extended) and particularly lucky he was my Biggest Brother.
I'll miss him and remember him always.
Colin
HelloDebbi, Bob, Eileen, Cathy, Darcy and Colin, Please accept our condolences on your tragic loss. Bruce was a good friend, a great man, and I regret losing touch with him. He left a very bright mark on my life. I recall one time I had an anxiety attack, and he came across town to talk with me and calm me, His wicked sense of humour was always ready to add humour to a situation, and his curiosity and kindness were always there. I enjoyed his love of music ( sometimes too loud for his parents i'm sure), I recall listening to the 1812 overture on his stereo, and the low frequency passages dimmed the lights of the house - probably interrupted the hockey game his parents were watching upstairs. His cheeky smile was always just a moment away, and he wasn't afraid to try new things. I recall he bought a used Suzuki two stroke motorcycle, and it sometimes behaved badly.. we were out for a short joyride, and we drew up behind traffic on Memorial drive at a red light. when te light turned green anwe accelerated away from the styop, the engine suddenly came on the pipe violently enough to spin the tire in the dust at the intersection, and the bike slid under the car ahead as it tipped over. the driver and I helped pull the bike off Bruce, and wrestle it out from under the bumper. No significant harm ti Bruce, the bike or the car - in typical fashion he just smiled and cracked a joke before proceeding. I will miss him very much. We offer oury deepest condolences to his wife and family, his parents and siblings. Please let us know if there is any way we can help at this difficult time.
Bruce Isted
Met Bruce somewhere around 1984. Our company had a Macintosh with 128 mb of memory. I figured we should be able to get this machine to develop very complex mathematics itterativly for developing municipal sewer systems which did not require lift stations :-). Yes using vacuum, sewage can run uphill. Bruce was able to write code to calculate how far and fast this all could happen! 15 years later Electrolux of Sweden replicated this software at great expense unaware that it was done!
I have this notion that if Bruce would have lived in Silicon Valley late 70’s he could have been Steve Wozniak. It’s all about location and timing.
And yes! Bruce had this nice deep sense of intelligent humour! The stuff laughter came forth, hours after the comment. The slight twist in his face Colin’s picture captured so well in his obituary.
- Them ain’t no dullness their upstairs :-) -
“The Isted honesty fairness compassion and service”
Yes….Bruce was a creator and giver! He would never change anyone short. Honesty was built in! His word was solid!
There were many a times when Bruce undoubtedly burned the candle at both ends to keep his word! As did his dad, to many times, I can remember!
You Isted’s should be such proud people! If everyone in this world had your discipline foresight and kindness this world would be incredibly better!
I am just stinking lucky to have known Bruce and the rest of the Isted clan!
Miss you dude!
camiel
Hey Bruce, Darcy here. Hope you don’t mind if I share some of my memories growing up with you. I was looking at some old photos of us and it was like yesterday Dad would carry us on his shoulders to bed. Trying on our Cub Scout uniforms or our Little League jerseys. Fishing with Grandpa and Uncle Tony. Having tea and cookies with Grandma and Grandpa and eating peas from their garden. Catching snakes and feeding our lunches to the horses on the way to school (sorry Mom!). Getting chased home from school (that wasn’t you, it was just all your friends!). Riding in your Torino (120mph) to the movies or back to Regina. Your amazing stereo & record collection (best taste in music, ever!).Working at the pet shop with you and Deb. Teaching the Mynah birds there to swear. Family gatherings with our kids. Our visits with you in California. Sitting with you and Deb doing puzzles on our back deck. You were the best big brother and I will miss you so. PS- I am sending with you a Beatles songbook so you don’t forget any lyrics❤️
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