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Bruce Hancock Obituary

Bruce Young Hancock, 75 passed away on May 2, 2018. His final days were spent surrounded by family, friends and his beloved Maggie. Bruce was born in New Jersey but spent most of his life in California. He was a member of the Army National Guard for five years. He started his career in the advertising industry in the 1970s with KRAK radio and went on to open his own advertising agency. His passions in life were his family, friends and love of sports. Bruce spent a lot of his time fishing, playing golf, playing competitive racketball, playing tennis and traveling. He is survived by his loving wife Linda; his children Dean Hancock and wife Debi; his daughter Leigh Hancock; his son TJ Hancock; his step child Leila Schanck and husband Max; his grandchildren Brandon, Megan, Nathan, Sophia and Cooper; his brother Mac Hancock and wife Mary; his sister Suzie Kaeo; his sister Pamela Barros and husband Ben. There will be a celebration of life on Sunday, May 20th from 1pm to 4pm at The Falls Event Center located at 8280 Elk Grove Blvd., Elk Grove, CA. In leu of flowers please consider donating to NAMI of Sacramento: namisacramento.org/donate/

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by The Sacramento Bee from May 12 to May 13, 2018.

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cameron yee

May 24, 2018

Dear Bruce's family, while it was a lifetime ago since l've seen Bruce (almost daily at Riverside Athletic Ckub). It was a huge surprise to see his funeral notice. I will always remember his smiling face and welcoming conversation. It's sad that he's left us a such an early age.

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Ken Wills

May 15, 2018

I enjoyed many days fishing and playing golf with my friend Bruce and what a good friend he was. So glad I was able to see him on Sunday and tell him how much I loved him. He will missed by all who him. RIP

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