Bruce Willard Cummings

Bruce Willard Cummings 1936 ~ 2009 Bruce W. Cummings, beloved husband, father, brother, uncle, and friend, passed away at his home in Salt Lake City on January 30, 2009, after a long and courageous battle with lymphoma.Bruce was born on October 16, 1936, to James Moroni and Rhea Campbell Cummings in Salt Lake City as the youngest of three sons. Bruce attended Salt Lake City public schools and graduated from East High School where he sang in the A'cappella Choir and was active in dramatics. He served an LDS mission to France. Upon his return, he married Dana Gibb, and three daughters were born of that marriage. They later divorced. He received a bachelor's degree from the University of Utah in business. Bruce owned and operated Cummings, Inc., a fine clothing store for men in the old brownstone at 22 East 100 South in Salt Lake for number of years before moving back East. Bruce was a Certified Gemologist of the American Gem Society and a Fellow of the Gemological Association of Great Britain. He was employed in the diamond office at Tiffany & Co. in New York City for many years and became a vice president of that company. While at Tiffany's he met his beloved Angela who was employed there as a jewelry designer. Bruce married Angela Baeumker in 1970 and they have one son. They later left Tiffany's and started their own jewelry company, Angela Cummings, Inc. Bruce is survived by his wife, his son, Bruce Campbell Cummings (Nicole), and his daughters, Allison McPherson, Hillary Pugh and Millicent Cummings. He is also survived by four grandchildren, by his brothers, Richard (Julie) and Robert (JoAnn) and by many nieces and nephews. Bruce was an avid tennis player in his youth and won the Utah junior boys doubles. He had a special fondness for cars of all kinds, especially sports cars. Bruce was an ardent skier throughout his life and also became an excellent marksman. Bruce loved music and was a talented musician. He was a founding member of the Salt City Bluegrass Boys quartet, and sang with that group throughout the West. He was an active member of the LDS Church, and enjoyed working as an ordinance worker with his wife Angela in the Salt Lake Temple until his health failed. Bruce was generous, warm, and lived life with great enthusiasm. His exuberant personality and depth of character blessed our lives. He is dearly loved and will be greatly missed. Special thanks to Dr. Martha Glenn and the staff of Huntsman Cancer Center and to Salt Lake CNS Community Hospice for their devoted care. Funeral services will be held Fri., February 6, 2009, in the Arlington Hills Ward, at 1300 Fairfax Road, in Salt Lake City at 12:00 noon. Friends and family are invited to a reception at Larkin Mortuary, 260 East South Temple on Thursday, February 5 from 6-8 p.m., and at the Arlington Hills Ward chapel from 10:45-11:45 a.m. before the service. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to Primary Children's Medical Center.