Alphonse Henry Leo Bruno Jr., M.D.

Alphonse Henry Leo Bruno, Jr.Virginia Beach - Al Bruno, Jr., M.D., 70, of Virginia Beach passed away June 21, 2009. Dr. Bruno was born in Pittston, Pennsylvania and was the son of Alphonse Bruno and Ruth Butt Bruno. His medical education began with pre-med studies at Norfolk College of William and Mary. He joined the Navy Medical Corps in 1961 and graduated from the Medical College of Virginia in 1965 followed by a General Rotating Internship at Great Lakes Naval Hospital, Illinois. In 1966-67, Dr. Bruno was the medical officer on the USS Nereus Submarine Tender out of San Diego, California. From 1967-68, he was the Doctor of Gynecology at the Little Creek Amphibious Base Dispensary, Norfolk. In 1968-71, he completed his residency training in Obstetrics and Gynecology at DePaul Hospital and the Medical College of Virginia. For the next 38 years, he was in private practice and was associated with Eastern Virginia Medical School as a clinical private practice instructor. Survivors include his children A. Leo Bruno, Sabrina M. Bruno, Dr. Briana D. Bruno Holtan, William Nicholas Bruno, Dr. Gretchen L. Bruno, Bridget B. Brydges, and three grandchildren, Grady, Owen, and Sawyer. He is also survived by two brothers, Francis A. Bruno and James A. Bruno, and five sisters, Ann Deaton, Mary Termini, Virginia Bowden, Catherine Wishnosky, and Marian Vollmer.The family will receive friends Sunday evening from 7:00 to 9:00 PM at H. D. Oliver Funeral Apts. Laskin Road Chapel. A Memorial Mass will be conducted at 11:00 AM, Monday, at Star of the Sea Catholic Church in Virginia Beach. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Star of the Sea Catholic Church, Virginia Beach, Virginia or the Hope For Life Rescue, Inc., Virginia Beach, Virginia. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.hdoliver.com.