Bruce A. MacLeod

'Your purpose in life is to use your gifts and talents to help other people. Your journey in life teaches you how to do that.' The author Tom Krause's words accurately describe and summarize the way in which Bruce MacLeod lived his life each and every day. Bruce would later learn in life that God would grant him the serenity to accept the things he could not change; courage to change the things he could; and wisdom to know the difference. And in great but simple ways he helped and mentored so many people whom he called friend in the N.A. and A.A. programs and he made a difference!

Bruce died peacefully in the presence of his family on Saturday, December 8, 2018 in The Stanley Tippett House in Needham. He was 70.

Bruce A. MacLeod was born October 28, 1948 in Brookline a son of Lela (Raymond) MacLeod and the late Lewis MacLeod. Raised and educated in Waltham he was a graduate of Waltham High School. He married Mary Louise Beck in Saint Mary's Church on October 27, 1968. He honorably served in the United States Army from 1981- 1985. They lived many years in Waltham and shared time in Harrisville, New Hampshire before moving permanently to Zephyrhills, Florida in 2014.

Bruce worked as a mechanic for Polaroid in its waste water management facility in Waltham. He later worked for many years for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts at its wastewater management facilities at Deer Island and the Concord State Prison retiring in 2013.

He was an avid motorcyclist and a proud and active member of the N.A. Fellowship. His lifelong signature gift to family, friends, visitors or people in his presence was a Canadian mint.

In addition to his wife of 50 years, Mary Lou he leaves their daughters Kelly A. Sabatino (Wayne) and Sheila J. Sabatino (Richard); his grandchildren Alexa, Erika, and Jordan; his mother, Lela MacLeod; his sister Cheri Wade and the late Donna Aho; his mother-in-law, Shirley Beck; also survived by close friends of many years including Douglas Frizzell and Gary Walsh and a very large extended family.

Family and friends will honor and remember Bruce's life by gathering to visit in The Joyce Funeral Home, 245 Main Street (Rte. 20), Waltham, on Saturday, December 15th from 10 to 11 a.m. followed by his funeral service at 11 a.m.

In lieu of flowers memorials to Wounded Warriors, 4899 Belfort Road, Suite 300, Jacksonville, FL 32256 or St. Jude's Children's Hospital 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105 would be appreciated.