Bruce-Nelson-Obituary

Bruce Warren Nelson

Charlottesville, Virginia

Mar 17, 1929 – Apr 24, 2025

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BORN
March 17, 1929
DIED
April 24, 2025
LOCATION
Charlottesville, Virginia

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Dr. Bruce Warren Nelson, 96, Professor Emeritus of Enviromental Sciences at the University of Virginia, of Charlottesville, Virginia passed peacefully away after a stoic battle with Alzheimers on Thursday, April 24, 2025 and was cremated at a small private family gathering on Wednesday, April...

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Bruce and Sally were wonderful friends for all the years we lived on University Circle, a bastion of good natured neighbors always attempting to civilize the surrounding undergraduate population. Bruce and Sally were at the forefront of these efforts, the Nelsons always inviting students over for tea while others wanted them arrested. Their front porch was our meet and greet, neighbors passing by asked up for a couple of minutes of news. For the small children, their home was magical...