Bruce Dodge

I knew Bruce Dodge for over 40 years, engaging with him in building his collection of manuscript and printed material relating to Yosemite. I worked auctioning items on Yosemite, and he bought some of them, but it was more than that. He had a careful way of analyzing a prospective purchase, and asked the questions that were hard to answer. I will miss my interactions with Bruce, usually every few months, sadly just over the phone the last several years. Bon Voyage. Bruce MacMakin.

TRIBUTE IN HONOR OF F. BRUCE DODGE I want to express my deep appreciation for Bruce Dodge, having had the great privilege of working with him during my time with the Mono Lake Committee from 1984 through 1995. Upon the sad news of his passing I wanted to review again the thick volume compiled by Morrison and Foerster of 15 years of briefs filed for the Committee and many of the other plaintiffs on behalf of Mono Lake with Bruce as lead attorney. The clarity and focus of the persuasive...

Of all the compliments I could proffer on my friend Bruce, the word "curmudgeon" surprisingly seemed to delight him the most. Now, of course Bruce was a devoted father and family man but during all of our many telephone conversations about the Sierra wilderness and rare Yosemite books, he liked to grouse about various subjects. When I would call him out as a "curmudgeon" he let out a laugh and warmly accept the compliment. I always admired Bruce´s encyclopedic mind and his ability to...

I have lots of memories of Bruce at the cabin with Aunt Helene and Uncle Fred. Also, lots of hiking and his love of the outdoors and fishing. He loved his family a lot.