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Bruce Parker passes away

Post by TomCat88 » Fri Jul 02, 2021 9:45 am



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Re: Bruce Parker passes away

Post by ilovethecats » Fri Jul 02, 2021 9:50 am

TomCat88 wrote:
Fri Jul 02, 2021 9:45 am
Great man. Great family. I'm happy he finally gets peace. He's had a rough few years.

RIP Bruce!



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Post by vike_king » Fri Jul 02, 2021 10:59 am

I saw he was in hospice.

Big time bummer.


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Post by kevin donovan » Fri Jul 02, 2021 11:03 am

So sorry to see this. Every time I saw Bruce, from the late 70's to a couple of years ago in Billings, he always went out of his way to be incredibly kind and helpful. He was an excellent sports broadcaster as well as Athletics Director. RIP Bruce.


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Post by msubobcat » Fri Jul 02, 2021 11:29 am

He was the best. A great, great guy, very sad.



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Post by wbtfg » Fri Jul 02, 2021 11:30 am

Agreed. Bruce made a big impact in my life. Great guy. Great Bobcat.



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Post by Helcat72 » Fri Jul 02, 2021 1:32 pm

I've known Bruce since the late 90's. He was certainly the best ambassador for sports at MSU, Carroll and Rocky. His friendship will be missed by all of us at MSU.


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Re: Bruce Parker passes away

Post by Helcat72 » Fri Jul 02, 2021 1:32 pm

I've known Bruce since the late 90's. He was certainly the best ambassador for sports at MSU, Carroll and Rocky. His friendship will be missed by all of us at MSU.



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Post by gtapp » Fri Jul 02, 2021 2:25 pm

OMG! I did not know he had been sick. So very sorry. Loved talking to Bruce. Great guy!


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Post by HelenaCat » Fri Jul 02, 2021 3:33 pm

Helcat72 wrote:
Fri Jul 02, 2021 1:32 pm
I've known Bruce since the late 90's. He was certainly the best ambassador for sports at MSU, Carroll and Rocky. His friendship will be missed by all of us at MSU.
Well said. Bruce was a really, really nice guy and good friend. He did so many good things at MSU, Carroll, Nd Rocky. RIP Bruce.



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Post by allcat » Fri Jul 02, 2021 5:22 pm

I golfed with him after I wrote an editorial for Bozeman chronicle. It was titled Hey Chuck, you suck. Whenever he introduced me to people from MSU. That's how he introduced me.


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Re: Bruce Parker passes away

Post by Tkostrba » Fri Jul 02, 2021 7:31 pm

Great man. Great wife and kids. May he RIP. He never forgot anyone and always a pleasure to visit with.


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Re: Bruce Parker passes away

Post by The Butcher » Tue Jul 06, 2021 7:45 am

While at Montana State I had a chance to get to know Bruce. He was a great guy and very welcoming. I had the pleasure to get to know Bruce personally and loved having dinner with him and his family. He will be missed.



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Re: Bruce Parker passes away

Post by The Butcher » Tue Jul 06, 2021 7:50 am

allcat wrote:
Fri Jul 02, 2021 5:22 pm
I golfed with him after I wrote an editorial for Bozeman chronicle. It was titled Hey Chuck, you suck. Whenever he introduced me to people from MSU. That's how he introduced me.
I'm not sure Bruce would ever say anything bad about Lindemenn, but I had the impression they weren't the best of friends. :wink:
I honestly thought Bruce was going to get the AD position after Lindemenn "retired", but no dice. Bruce never said anything bad about MSU, even after getting overlooked for the AD position.



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Re: Bruce Parker passes away

Post by PortlandCat90 » Wed Jul 07, 2021 12:42 pm

Bruce was awesome - always upbeat and ready to share a joke. I saw the pics of his Celebration and it was great to see Chief Abel there. In 1986 when I was a redshirt freshman Bruce walked into the locker room and presented me with an action picture of my first official play as a Bobcat against Nevada Reno - with Derrick in the pic as well. I still have that picture and couldn't believe that he would take the time to do this for a lowly scout teamer. The two things I will remember about Bruce is his gregarious attitude and the fact that he always put others first.



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