Many times he surprised me by HOW he dropped by: revving a snowmobile on my parents' front lawn at sundown on a terribly frigid day or walking into my back yard with his very young sister sitting on his shoulders, balancing by firmly gripping his hair.Learning of his death & not knowing why is at the top of my heap for most frustrating, miserable losses. I couldn't find anything else to wear today.' He may have been a high-testosterone guy while hanging with other guys but I saw the best part of his character, according to my impression. Finally he said, 'Look at my high water pants. I got to know Brian best when he had an amazing growth spurt in 10th grade and was sort of hiding in a foyer corner when I heard his loud whisper, 'Terri!' When I saw him alone & felt concerned, he giggled that led to laughing for the sake of laughing. Brian & his brothers could make a rowdy group with my brothers during summer vacation. While in high school, I thought we lived far apart, but we really didn't. ♥īrian was good at making surprise visits.

When we were 4 or 5, we used to play in our doghouse ~ yes, we were that small. Bryan's family lived across the street from us. My first memories of Bryan were when I lived on Rhode Island Avenue, across from First Lutheran Church of Crystal. Bryan was always the class clown, and if I remember correctly, got reprimanded frequently for it. This picture was taken when our fifth grade class from Meadow Lake went to Chicago. I considered Brian as one of my best friends. She had no idea other than the fact that we went to high school together. In 1973, I walked in the door of my mothers and she told me about Brian’s death. He was preceded in death by his father, Dean and his beloved dog, Nikki.įrom Rick Schroeder on January 17th, 2019 Survivors include his mother, Joice Hammer of Arlington sisters, Deb (Gary) Bakken of Lake Campbell and Vikki (Floyd) Mass of Florence nieces and nephews, Amanda (Joe) Verhulst of Spearfish, Kelly Bakken of Brookings, Jaime (Angela) Ness of Virginia Beach, VA, and Kyle (Jennica) Ness of Watertown a great niece and nephews aunts uncles and cousins. At that time, Bruce suffered a second stoke. Bruce was involved with bowling leagues in Arlington and Brookings. He was a talented golfer and even took lessons from Paul Nelson.

At which time, Bruce moved to Arlington, SD, to be close to his family.īruce enjoyed hunting, fishing, golfing and bowling. At the age of 43, Bruce suffered a severe stroke that caused him to retire. Bruce worked there for many years until transferring to Shapco, where he continued to work as a printer. After graduation, Bruce joined the Army and was honorably discharged in 1976.Īfter his discharge, Bruce returned to Minnesota and began working for his father at Park Graphics as a printer. He grew up in Crystal, MN, and graduated in 1972, from Cooper High School in New Hope, MN. until the start of the service.īruce was born December 7, 1954, in Minneapolis, MN, to Dean and Joice (Tubbs) Hammer. A Celebration of Life Service will be 7:00 p.m., Monday, June 8, 2015, at Eidsness Funeral Chapel in Volga. Heidi Swanson Steven Tempel Teresa Theiren Lorna Waldronīruce Hammer, age 60, of Arlington, SD, died Monday, June 1, 2015, at the VA Hospital in Sioux Falls. Jacque Paul Steen Steven Suess Kathleen Sullivan Richard Shelley John Schissel James Spitzenberger Gloria Schaeffer Shelley Schaul Rick Scherz Nancy Olson Michael Quade Darcy Paulaha Gayle Petersonĭavid Ricksham David Ring Michael Salzwedel Rodney Nelson Ronald O'Konek Gregory Olson Terry McLennan Terese Miller Kenneth Nelson Leeane Lundgren Craig Martinson Jane Martinson Sandy McKeon Valerie Knock Lenann Kronberg Michael Lafferty John Lee Timothy Johnson Mark Kapitan Randy Kentzelman Ernest Kile

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