David Marquand Bruno

Dave Bruno, age 80, passed away Tuesday, September 15, 2020. He had been a resident of the Mississippi Gulf Coast since 1969. Dave was born in Epping, New Hampshire on March 16, 1940. As a young man, he lived with his mother and father in Sonoma, California, where he actively participated in football and baseball and graduated from Sonoma High School. He was drafted by the New York Yankees farm team as a catcher but opted to accept a football scholarship to attend the University of California at Berkeley, where he played in the Rose Bowl. After college, he worked for Chevron in San Francisco and Pascagoula for 18 years. He began working for Ingalls Shipyard in 1974 and retired in 2004. He was active as a pee wee football coach, Little League baseball coach and girls’ softball coach in Ocean Springs. He was a founding member of the Ocean Springs High School football booster club, where he served as president for several years during the 70s. Dave was a member of St. Alphonsus Catholic Church. Dave is preceded in death by his parents, Anthony C. and Viola “Pat” Bruno. He will be lovingly remembered by his wife, Sandy; children, Mike Bruno (Mendy) and Jeff Bruno (Dee Dee); grandchildren, Ria Fuller (Jared), Michael Bruno (Brandi) and Dr. Lyndsey Bruno; great grandchildren, Rhett Pitalo, Mack Fuller, AnnaLee Bruno, Maelynn Bruno; and special family member, Denise McInnis Bruno. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to St. Jude Children’s Hospital on Dave’s behalf. The family would like to extend heartfelt appreciation to all the caregivers at Home Instead and Hospice of Light. Family and friends are invited to visit from 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. followed by a service at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, September 18, 2020 at Bradford O’Keefe Funeral Home in Ocean Springs. Interment will follow immediately at Crestlawn Memorial Park. Bradford-O’Keefe Funeral Home, Ocean Springs is honored to serve this family.