Bruce Schell

Bruce John Schell, age 68, a resident of Asheville, N.C., died on December 27 at the John F. Keever Solace House. Born in El Paso, Texas to Norma Louise and Bernard John Schell, Bruce and his sisters, Kirsten Bazzell and Julie Young, spent their years as a military family living in various parts of the world, including Bruce's favorite place, Okinawa, Japan. He attended college at the University of New Mexico at Las Cruces, and received his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at the University of Florida. He worked at Hall Institute in Columbia, South Carolina, a city where he later started a private practice, and for many years he was a professor at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine. Bruce is survived by his wife, Kay Loveland; his son, Bren John Schell and daughter-in-law Helen; sister Kirsten Lee Bazzell and brother-in-law Bill of San Angelo, Texas; sister Julie Lynn Young and brother-in-law Jim of Farmington, N.M.; and surviving aunt Muriel Ann Lundgren of Duluth, Minnesota. His son, Eric Kendall Schell, preceded him in death on July 14, 2007. A memorial service for Bruce Schell will be held at Jubilee Community Church, 46 Wall Street, Asheville, N.C. on February 4, 2012 at 2 P.M. All who loved and were touched by Bruce are invited. To honor Bruce, please send contributions to Paws on a Mission Therapy Dog Program, P.O. Box 5363, Asheville, N.C. 28813