Bruce McFADDEN

1950 - 2022

Bruce William McFadden was born on November 25, 1950, in Santa Monica, CA, and passed away at his home in Greenacres, WA, on March 14, 2022, at the age of 71. Bruce grew up in Northridge, CA. He loved the ocean, the weather, but hated the traffic. After graduating from Granada Hills High School, he started working his way north, first turning vans into camper/trailers, and then as a logging truck driver. Bruce eventually landed in northern Idaho where he built a cabin and continued driving logging trucks. He married and from that marriage, his son Cody McFadden was born. Shortly thereafter, Bruce returned to college and graduated from Eastern Washington University as an industrial arts teacher. He taught in Ketchikan, AK, for 18 years. During this time he earned a master's degree from the University of Idaho. He met Marie Meserve and they moved to Chehalis, WA, where he built a beautiful home for them while teaching at W.F. West for 15 years. After retirement, they moved to Lake Roosevelt and then to their current home in Greenacres. Bruce was preceded in death by his parents Ralph and Penny McFadden. He is survived by his wife Marie; son Cody and grandson Jasper of Missoula, MT; his brother Eric (Susan) McFadden of London, England; two nieces Julie (Daniel) of Cambridge, England, and Meredith of Los Angeles, CA; Marie's children Terra (Michael) Haig, Luke Widman, and grandson Kaid, all of Spokane. A private service will be held in Tucson, AZ at a later date.