BRUHNS, Robert Albert Robert Albert Bruhns, 61, passed away on September 15, 2019. Robert attended Lakeside High School, Clemson University, and Georgia Tech (receiving a masters in architecture). Robert was an architect by training and a teacher at heart. He taught for many years at Tuskegee University in Tuskegee, AL and in 2003 began a career teaching in the school of architecture at Clemson University (Go Tigers!). Robert's first loves were music, bicycling, teaching, dancing, and drawing. He had many other interests as well, including model trains, literature, and the great yard sale find. Nothing better than an OTC acquisition! He loved the guitar and playing the harmonica. He is survived by his mother, Sally Olson (Howard), niece, Jennifer Deuson (Nicolas), nephew, David Elvin (Laura), five grandnieces and nephews, and Karen Bruhns. A celebration of Robert's life will be held at Oak Grove United Methodist Church, 1722 Oak Grove Rd., Decatur, GA 30033, on Friday, October 4, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his name and honor to: Clemson Architectural Foundation: 3-119 Lee Hall, Clemson, SC 29634, or online via, https://cualumni.clemson.edu/give/caf. Southern Poverty Law Center: https://donate.splcenter.org/ Arrangements by A.S. Turner and Sons Funeral Home and Crematory.

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Published by Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Sep. 20, 2019.

Memories and Condolences
for Robert Bruhns

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11 Entries

Sheldon Maycock

September 14, 2021

My sympathies to the family of my dear third year architecture professor. Mr Bruhns made architecture musical, humorous and intriguing. His comments resonate in my mind to this day. Rest in peace great man.

Mishana Mogelnicki

October 11, 2019

Dear Robert,

The beauty of your spirit, vitality for life, pursuit of excellence, euphoria for music, and love for everyone has been a joy for all of us to remember.
Oh, how we miss our dear friend.
How good the Lord is to all who are struggling. He brings joy in the morning, and stands beside each of us who call on His name.
He has promised His righteousness so we may be together throughout eternity.

Be comforted, Robert. Your friendship overflowed with goodness, kindness, and love to all. Wishing you a harvest of peace and blessings.

Love,

Mishana Mogelnicki and family

Michelle Byrne

October 7, 2019

Oh Sally, I know your heart is broken... I just got your message and I just tried to phone you... I will try again later. Tomorrow John and I leave for Belgium in case we don't connect. Sending love your way

Michael Internoscia

October 4, 2019

Grieved to read about Robert's passing. Back in the nineties I attended church with Robert along with a large and active young adult group. Robert and I played guitar with Jeff Burmeister. We were the three amigos and really enjoyed leading spontaneous singalongs for the group. Robert was our song leader and quite talented, but more importantly Robert was my friend. I also recall joining Robert on bike rides around Atlanta since we share many of the same hobbies. He was a special and unique soul, a philosopher and renaissance man. Please play Angel from Montgomery by John Prine, one of Robert's favorites. And I'll remind him one last time that Led Zeppelin will always be better than Bob Dylan. ; )

Laura

October 1, 2019

So sorry to hear this sad news.
Rob was a one of a kind. I enjoyed knowing him at GT and then later working together in the profession. He was a kind and gentle soul, and a teacher at heart. I'll always remember his guitar playing and the bountiful tomato harvests being brought into the office.

Sheldon Maycock

September 25, 2019

My sincere condolences to the family of Mr Bruhns. He was the coolest yet very effective architecture professor for myself and classmates during our time at Tuskegee University. His quotes still ring strong in my mind some 25 years later. This is a great loss for architecture.

Nathan Missel

September 21, 2019

I recall when I asked him why he had a music box mechanism on his desk, he picked it up and let it play in mid air, and as it played, he set in on his desk and it immediately went from tinny and quiet to resonant and loud. He said like this, people need a sound board.

with a single Black warrior pencil, and some trash paper, new, old ,contrasted worlds would reveal themselves in real time. Robert was a gentle giant, quiet waters run deep, too many memories, thanks Robert for being judicious but also real.

Julian Owens

September 21, 2019

Professor Bruhns was such a genuine soul. He had this effortless way of calming an architecture student at the height of their frustration. I was one of many he did that for. On top of that, he was always down for the cause. He was indescribably supportive while my classmates and I started Clemson's Chapter of the National Organization of Minority Architects. He will truly be missed.

Matthias

September 21, 2019

It was an absolute pleasure to share Lee Hall with Professor Bruhns during my time at Clemson. I first got to know Professor Bruhns during my sophomore year, while taking his studio class. His fervent passion for all things architecture coupled with an incredible ability to teach through the motions of pencil on paper made him, without a doubt, my favorite professor at Clemson. One of my fondest memories of Professor Bruhns was during a Friday studio review. My classmates and I were sitting outside the library in Lee Hall before our review was to begin, when we see our professor in the distance, walking down the long hallway in Lee known as "Broadway" - with a case of Yoo-hoo in his hands. He arrives at our review, places down the case of Yoo-hoo, and begins handing them out to us. It was a small gesture that ended up being such a fun memory for all in attendance. I was lucky enough to take two more of his classes in the following years. Professor Bruhns had such incredible respect and admiration for architecture, and that respect and admiration lives on in the countless Clemson alumni around the world who were so lucky to have him as a professor.

Nicholas

September 20, 2019

Strolling placidly with a calm demeanor through the sea of white in Lee Hall, he was confident in his eclectic outfit choices which usually included alligator skin boots and single feather tucked into a razor sharp brimmed hat. Selfless in his position as teacher and mentor, he always responded cheerfully to my "Hey there, professor" and was available to share his knowledge.

Anthony

September 20, 2019

My sincere condolences to the family. May you draw strength from the God of all comfort
(2 Cor. 1:2,3,9,10).

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