Bruce Napier, RIP.

[haggis]

I was saddened to read on Bruces blog that he lost his fight with cancer yesterday. 

Bruce and Sheila had shares on two OwnerShips boats before having Sanity built by Braidbar.  As the family increased, they had the 70 foot  Sanity Again built and they also took ownership of a chalet at Mercia. They had just started planning to have another shorter narrow boat built when Bruce was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer last year which sadly progressed quite rapidly and he passed away yesterday, 

He was a member on here and talked a lot of sense! 

My thoughts are with Sheila and the family at this sad time but as Sheila said, Bruce is no longer in pain and for that we must be thankful.

RIP Bruce.

 

Ann. 

[jacko264]

RIP 

[matty40s]

RIP indeed Bruce, met him a couple of times and we always had a good banter. I was quite shocked when he came on here recently and said the end was not far away.

 

[Tim Lewis]

Very sad to hear, I worked with him many times at IWA National Festivals and often spoke to him on the Braidbar stand at Crick boat shows

 

He posted here as Bruceinsanity , his blog describing his illness  is at https://nbsanity.blogspot.com/

 

Tim

 

 

Edited January 25, 2020 by Tim Lewis

[Athy]

R.I.P. - and thank you Tim, for linking Mr. Napier, whose name did not ring a bell, with Bruceinsanity, whose name of course does.

[mark99]

Shame. I recall his posts were good content.

[sueb]

We are so sorry to hear this. We have some lovely memories of times with both Bruce and Sheila. 

[Dyertribe]

So sad. Thoughts are with his family x

[PeterG]

RIP indeed Bruce and Sheila bought a share in the same boat as I had and I have casually followed ever since.

[Machpoint005]

Pancreatic cancer is a particularly nasty one. Bruce is no longer in pain.

Commiserations to his family and all who knew him.

[alan_fincher]

Just now, Machpoint005 said:

Pancreatic cancer is a particularly nasty one. Bruce is no longer in pain.

Quite - it really is one of the worst f the cancers, and by diagnosis it is almost invariably too late to do a lot about it.  I have lost several by this route including my Dad, and a former boss, (the latter at only 52, when he still had young children).

Bruce's input was always welcomed, and I'm very sorry to hear this news.

[Machpoint005]

2 minutes ago, alan_fincher said:

by diagnosis it is almost invariably too late to do a lot about it.

 

Yes - the Memsahib lost a close friend in her 50s to it.

[cuthound]

17 hours ago, Machpoint005 said:

Pancreatic cancer is a particularly nasty one. Bruce is no longer in pain.

Commiserations to his family and all who knew him.

 

Indeed, 4% 5 yesr survival rate. I lost a very good friend to it last year. Diagnosed just before Xmas and dead in the following April.

 

If you have a persistent back pain get it checked out ASAP.

[Neil TNC]

So sorry to hear this.

Bruce was one of the Old School internet boaters and will be missed by many.