Vincent Bruce Bruyere

We are deeply saddened by the passing of our dear son, brother, uncle, great uncle, and friend Vincent Bruyere in the early morning hours on September 8, 2022 at his residence in Winnipeg.

Vincent is survived by his parents, Linda and Bruce; his long time and life partner Shannon; siblings Aaron, Michelle and Daniel (Caroline); nieces Abigail (Branden), Danielle (Marcus) and Mackenzie; nephews Justin, Aidan, Eric Jr and great niece, Aaliyah.

 Vincent was called home after a lengthy battle with Muscular Dystrophy! His life was a blessing to all that knew him! 

In lieu of flowers, friends of Vincent can make a donation to MD to further research and perhaps find a cure!  Following the service friends can join the family with a light lunch to celebrate his life.

With respect to Vincent’s final wishes, there will be no viewing

Anyone who has lost a child will know we never really get over it but we can learn to live with a new focus and make life happy and purposeful again. We may think our feelings of grief will never go away but through time and healing we can find happiness again.  Vincent lived with Muscular Dystrophy since he turned a teenager (approximately 32 years) Vince lived for a reason, a reason we may not understand at this time. Sadly his life was cut short by complications from pneumonia arising from muscular dystrophy which affected his health and quality of his life.  At an early age, as the disease started to progress and he lost most of his mobility. Soon he was unable to walk.  His wheelchair became his source of mobility.

Vincent grew up in the Weston area and attended primary school at Cecil Rhodes and secondary school at Tec Voc high school.  Before his illness, he loved to play street hockey with his dad, brother Aaron, sister Michelle and many friends from the neighborhood. They used to play for hours on end, particularly on weekends. His favourite player was Mike Bossy who played for the Stanley Cup winning New York Islanders. Vincent loved surprising the opposing goalies by shooting as soon as the puck touched his stick and no doubt, he scored many goals just like his idol did back in the day.

As Vince continued to lose use of his muscle and mobility, he educated himself in the use of computers and many computer programs. If anyone he knew asked for technical advice on computer use Vince was there to fix the issue. He possessed this special gift and talent and enjoyed helping others. Part of his education included accounting and he worked towards his CGA designation. He was gifted in mathematics and loved working with numbers. 

Unable to compete in physical games as he once did, Vince changed his focus to music and became an avid fan of Rock and Roll. Friends would come over just to enjoy the music.  As he aged, Vince became really mature and wise for his age! Although he was not rich, he left a legacy of values from leading a humble life. He was always genuine, never pretentious, respectful, honest and was helpful.to those who associated with him. In closing, Vinny loved the great outdoors, music, sports, animals, mother nature and most of all he loved his family and fellow man. 

As we lay Vince to his final resting place today, the family would like to thank all those who cared for Vince, in particular, staff at the Health Science Centre, Home Care Services and his favourite occupational therapist, Ally, Sagkeeng community   organizations, many cousins and friends.

Vincent will be dearly missed!

Celebration of Life will be held on Friday, September 23, 2022, at 6pm at Eternal Grace Funerals

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