Bruce Johnson passes
Bruce Johnson in front of TAP
From The ARTS Project:
It is with great sadness and we are sorry to confirm that Bruce Johnson passed away last night.
We ask that you give the family and The ARTS Project some time. There will be a time to honour Bruce. We thank you for your condolences.
Bruce became the president of the TAP board in 2008, and has been one of the most visible and gregarious members of the staff. His friendliness, knowledge and candour will be missed.
An update from Teresa Tarasewicz:
Visitation for Bruce Johnson will be held at Millard George Funeral Home on Ridout, this Sunday, 3-5pm & 7-9pm.
A celebration of Bruce Johnson will be held at the Arts Project next Sunday, Nov 28th in the evening.
The ARTS Project has posted details about Bruce’s memorial.
Any time I saw Bruce in the window at TAP I’d stop in, because he always had something interesting, funny, or insightful to share.
Bruce was one of the storytellers at AlvegoRoot’s Story Evening last year; his natural retelling of a personal anecdote was one of my favourite performances of the night. I would have sworn he’d been acting for years, and was very surprised when he told me later that he’d never been on stage.
Jason Clarke has created a Tumblr site for remembrances of Bruce.
Jennifer O’Brien at the London Free Press has written an article about Bruce: Passion for the arts world.
He had given me the most sincere gift I have ever received, I will never forget your thoughtfulness. And all I can say is Thank you. You wil be extremely missed.