Bruce McCall

1922 - 2010

Bruce Donald McCall of Arlington peacefully began his eternal life Monday, July 26, 2010, at the age of 87. Service: 3:30 p.m. Friday in Moore Funeral Home Chapel, Arlington. Interment: With full military honors in Moore Memorial Gardens alongside his beloved wife, Dorothy, about whom he wrote, "...the one that has helped me the most in life has been that same girl that I fell in love with so many years ago. I thank the Lord for her..." And we thank the Lord for Bruce. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Moore Funeral Home. Memorials: Donations in his honor can be made to any local hospice. Bruce was born Oct. 25, 1922, in Pawnee, Okla., the youngest of five siblings. He spent his youth on his parents' farm and graduated from Oklahoma State University. Upon graduation, he married his high school sweetheart, Dorothy Irene Enslow, on Oct. 12, 1944, and started his family. After serving overseas in the U.S. Air Force during World War II, he attended Harvard School of Business, where he received his MBA in 1954. Upon retiring from the Air Force in 1969 as a lieutenant colonel, he settled in Arlington where he worked for Bell Helicopter until he retired in 1985. He was an active member of Pantego Bible Church in Arlington, where he was a deacon and where he served the Lord he loved. In a letter telling of his life, he wrote, "I have always been sensitive to the Holy Spirit and His leadership in my life." Bruce's loved ones and friends were enriched by his kindness and compassion, by his easy-going temperament and light sense of humor. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Dorothy; brother, William; and sisters, Faye, Joy, Goldie and Hazel. Survivors: Children, Pamela S. Smith of Arlington, Ronald B. McCall and wife, Vicki, of Arlington, Patricia L. McCall of Raleigh and Dorene K. Foster and husband, Donald, of Burleson. He was blessed with six grandchildren who brought joy to his life: Jason M. Watkins and wife, Jessica, Jessica A. Smith, Lauren K. Wilson and husband, Jeff, Clint M. Foster, Jeff R. Foster and Madison N. McCall; and great-grandsons, Christian T. Smith and Landon F. Watkins.