Bruce Ellsworth Beecher Sr. ¹

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Obituary: Dunn-Givnish Funeral Home on 9 May 2024 in Langhorne, Bucks, PA, United States. ¹ Bruce E. Beecher, Sr. passed away on May 9, 2024 at the age of 80 at home surrounded by his family just the way he wanted after a short bout with cancer. Beloved husband of the late Kathleen T. (nee Moeller) Beecher. Loving father of Pamela S. Pierson (Dennis), Kathleen Ritchey (Bill Ahern) and Bruce E. Beecher, Jr. (Shannon). Grandfather of Billy, D.J. (Dakota), Dylan and Peyton. Great Grandfather of River Pierson. Predeceased by his parents Rene and Rose Beecher. Beloved brother to Connie Paris and the late William Beecher, Ronald Beecher and Henry Beecher.

Bruce was a devoted family man and worked very hard to provide the best possible life for his family which he did. He was very proud of his children and their accomplishments. He may not have directly told them but the rest of the world knew all about his kids. And as for grandchildren, they did no wrong and they were the light of his life. And just recently his new great grand baby was what was making his world the brightest.

Bruce and Kathleen were married for 51 years and as our Dad told us that although he had a good life, he missed her terribly and was waiting to reunite with her. He finally has and he arrived with her on the same date that she had passed three years prior. He retired to Florida and resided there for 20 years and returned back to Langhorne with his family after his wife passed. They were childhood sweethearts and complimented each others personalities with our moms loving kindness and his feisty, spicy personality. They had a great life raising their children, living and loving each other and for those that knew them you knew about the bickering too.

When his children were younger he was the baseball coach, the softball coach the greatest spectator of watching the sports he didn't coach. He was a straight shooter. He did NOT mince words. You can just check with Denny about getting his fair share of his very best words as his trigger person.

He was a drafted Vietnam Veteran in the Army. He was also in retirement as a professional TV watcher as well as continuing to perfect his ball busting skills.

Now lets talk about "The Legend."

If you didn't know he was "The Legend" he told you he was. If you didn't know what he built with his crane he told you. He loved to tell the stories from his very young days until the very present. You were sure to laugh until your stomach hurt. He drove us all a little a crazy, maybe a lot but we did not go without. Big talker, with a big heart when it came to his family. One of the best crane operators around. He had friends that are life long and all of them were supporting him and now they are supporting us. He was fearless and brutally honest. We loved him and knew we could go to him when we needed him. He needed us in the end and we were all there for him. He will be missed terribly because life was not dull with him EVER.

He was a straight-forward, hardworking man who just wanted to be with his wife and now he has and we can relish in that they are now watching over us and so damn proud that we are good humans and that is what they are smiling about today. We love you.

Friends and relatives are invited to Bruce's Life Celebration Thursday, May 16, 2024 from 8:00-10:00AM at Dunn-Givnish Funeral Home, 378 South Bellevue Avenue, Langhorne, PA 19047.

Interment will follow at 11:00AM at Washington Crossing National Cemetery, Newtown.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations in Bruce's name be made to Vietnam Veterans of America, 8719 Colesville Road, Suite 100, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910 (www.vva.org).