Gidday Coasters,
SMITH Raymond Bruce (Brucey). Passed peacefully after a long battle, on September 22, 2024, aged 72 years. Much loved husband of Jenny, father and father-in-law of Kylie and Jase, Hayden and Jodie and Craig and Tracey, the coolest Poppy of Riley, Tobi, Harper, Emelia, Zac, Amber, and Caitlyn, son of the late Eric and Dawn, brother of Malc, Roger (deceased), Glenys (deceased), Stephen, Kevin, Robyn, Sharon, Dianne, and Ian, loved brother- in-law, uncle, cousin and friend. Flowers respectfully declined, messages to 488 Old Coach Road, Upper Moutere 7173. A Memorial Service for Bruce will be held at Hope Gardens of the World, 95 Clover Road East, Hope, on Thursday, September 26, at 1pm. As Brucey was a huge advocate for the RSA, we will raise a glass and tell stories at the Hokitika RSA as a fundraiser, date and time to be advised. As in the words of Brucey on his Coasters Club ” Catchya Later”.
Our deepest sympathy to Jenny and Family, our thoughts are with you all at this very sad time.
Very sad to learn of the passing of Bruce. Great Coaster. He will be missed. Condolences to all of his family.
Kerry Burke
Former Coast MP
Jenny and family. My most sincere condolances to you all. A very well loved man now at rest. Love to you all. X x Roni
Condolences to Jenny, Kylie, Hayden, Craig, and their families.
So sorry to hear of the passing of Bruce.
Sincere condolences to Jenny and family at this sad and difficult time.
A passionate advocate for Hokitika.
RIP Bruce.🌹🌹🌹
Sorry to hear of Bruce’s passing and express our deepest sympathy to Jenny and family at this sad time.
To Jenny and family our sincere condolences to you all on the loss of a much loved family member.
Martin and Dianne
Wow, what a life well lived. Condolences to Jenny and all the Smith family. R.I.P Bruce.
To Jenny and family, Very sorry to here of Bruce’s passing, another Hokitika ICON gone. Enjoyed talking to Bruce over the years and found him to stop and listen, Done A lot for our Town. BRUCE may you RIP.
Deepest condolences to Jenny Kylie Hayden Craig and Families. Hokitikas Icon and friend to many who will be missed dearly. Love and thoughts with you all at this difficult time ahead. R.I.P Bruce fly high 💐💙💙
My sincere condolences and love to Jenny and family.
Bruce was a good man and will be sorely missed, he was a great supporter for the Westland District and surrounds.
At peace now. 💐
Jenny and Families. Very sorry to read of Bruce’s passing.
Thoughts with you all at this time.
Murray & Trixi
Sincere condolences to you all.
To Jenny and Family we were so saddened to hear of Bruce’s passing, our thoughts and love go out to you all at this very sad time, RIP Bruce
Chris and Wendy x
So sorry to hear of Mr Bruce’s passing, thinking of you Jenny and your amazing family at this sad time..Mr Bruce will always be one of those “Good Buggars”!!!rest in love Mr Bruce 😢
So sorry to hear this. Bruce you were one of the good ones. RIP Bruce from my family to yours. We’re all thinking of and sending our loving thoughts to your family.
To Jenny, Kylie, Hayden, Craig & families. I was sad to hear Bruce had passed. He was one of a kind, passionate about his community & loved his family. I’ll always remember his enthusiasm & his cheeky grin. I’m sure you will have so many amazing memories to treasure. Sending lots of love & strength your way ❤️
Saddened to hear of Bruce’s passing .Sincere condolences to you Jenny and family, our thoughts are with you.
My condolences to the family of Bruce Smith, I am very sorry to learn of his passing , whilst I did not know him personally or for long, but through his tireless efforts to enlighten people NZ wide about the divisive water Bill being prepared, all thinking NZ owe him their gratitude for what he exposed.It is Folk of his calibre that deserve NZ highest honours. RIP Mr Smith.
Sorry to hear Jenny and family of Bruce’s passing. I so enjoyed the early years when we lived next door, your kindness was lovely. Rest in peace kind man.
Very to hear of Bruce’s passing and our sincere condolences to the family
Condolences to Jenny and family our thoughts are with you all at this sad time.
Bruce has been such a positive person for championing all things Westland/West Coast over a long time. It will not be easy at this time, but he will be at peace. His wonderful family will have great memories to cherish forever.
Sympathy and condolences to the family on your loss,
Our deepest condolences to you Jenny and all the family.
Bruce has been a great advocate for Hokitika and the West Coast. He will be greatly missed.
Our thoughts are with you all at this very sad and difficult time.
Adrienne and Tony Arnold
Jenny, and Whanau, you have lost a Totara in your garden, from small beginnings he grew to attempt anything in business, that a hand and mind would dream of achieving, yes we all saw the times that the trunk grew beyond belief, then got battered and Bruced, but still stood tall and thought well I had a go at it “Que Sera Sera”. Most of all in the last few years was the ability to showcase his and our special place we call home, his way of making the most closed shop person open up and understand what it is to be a “Westcoaster” during interviews, was better than anybody in mainstream media sensationalism. Rest easy you have carved your stance, and timeline in the tree. Dave.
Thinking of you Jenny and family at this sad time.
So sad to learn of Bruce’s passing. He leaves a wonderful legacy for so many people with the Coasters’ Club and his wonderful interviews. He certainly made his mark on Westland and for the West Coast in an energetic and hugely positive way. Sincere condolences to you, Jenny, and family, he will be so missed.
Sadden to hear of Bruce’s passing. A good friend when growing up in Westport and we did a couple of hunting trips around Westland together. ( and photos to prove it. ) RIP Bruce
So very sorry to learn of Bruce’s passing, he will be so sadly missed. My mum Shirley loved having a chat to Brucey. My sincere condolences to Jenny and family.