ALEXANDER GIBBARD BRUCE

BRUCE ALEXANDER GIBBARD, M.D. Dr. Bruce Alexander Gibbard (June 11, 1932 - September 4, 2002), of South Hero, Vermont, beloved and caring husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, friend, dedicated physician and psychoanalyst, died suddenly at his home. He will be deeply missed by Ingelise, his wife of 28 years, and their son Richard of Burlington, Vermont, and by his first wife Susan Huycke and their children; Avery and her husband Eugene Carlson of Montreal; Edward and his wife Sandy McCall and their children, James, Samantha, Matthew and Michael of Toronto; and Sophie of Seattle, Washington. He is also survived by a sister, Janet; two nephews, Bruce and Thomas; a niece, Sherry and her daughter Heather; four grand-nieces and nephews, Mitchel, Geordie, Erin and Jill. He was predeceased by his brother Bill of Nova Scotia, his nephew Jimmy of Courtenay, B.C., and his stepmother Helen of Smiths Falls, Ontario. Bruce was born and raised in Ottawa, the second son of the late James and Amy Gibbard. He followed his brother's path into the Royal Canadian Mounted Police where he served from 1952 to 1954 with postings in Nelson and Cranbrook, B.C. Bruce then chose to return to University and received his M.D. degree in 1961 at Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario. In 1967 he was awarded a Diploma in Psychiatry (with Distinction) from McGill University, Montreal, Quebec. He was Associate Dean of Medical Education from 1969 to 1973 and Associate Professor of Psychiatry from 1973 to 1982 at McGill University and Director of Psychotherapy Training at the University of Vermont, Department of Psychiatry from 1980 to 1991. He held several appointments at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Montreal, including Senior Psychiatrist from 1976 to 1982. He served as Attending Psychiatrist at the Medical Center Hospital of Vermont for many years. Dr. Gibbard had a private practice in the 1970's in Montreal and in Burlington from 1980 until his death. Bruce was an exceptional person. Kind and caring and always available to all who needed him, he was deeply respected by his colleagues and friends, and adored by his family. He will be missed by all who knew him. A family service was held on Monday, September 9th at the Ready Funeral Home in Burlington, Vermont and a Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, October 5th at 10:30 a.m. at the Ira Allan Chapel on the main University of Vermont campus in Burlington, Vermont. For further directions, please call Ms. Mary LaCasse at (802) 847-2124. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Bruce A. Gibbard Lectureship Fund being created in his memory at the Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, University of Vermont, 1 South Prospect Street, Burlington, Vermont 05401.