John BANBURY Obituary

My sincerest condolences to Janine, family and friends. I have know Bruce since his rugby playing days with HSOB, when he worked for the MOW. I have always appreciated him as a loyal friend, whose thoughtful advice was always to be valued. His good humour, optimism and courage made his company always something to be enjoyed and while I and many others will mourn his loss, I shall always remember what a great guy he was and what a privilege it was to have counted him as a friend.

Brian Horton, Brighton, UK.

Janine Marcy Rai and all of of your extended families. I am sorry to hear of Bruce's passing. I know you will all remember the happy times and I recall many a Saturday morning on the sidelines at our girls cricket in Hagley Park. RIP I hope they have HB Pencils up there. Arohanui.

Truely saddened by the news of the loss of this great man. Bruce left a true mark on our family. He was not only our architect but a wonderful friend and support. Our deepest sympathies to Janine, Rai and Marcy. All our love Joanna & Paul Kelly

We are both saddened to hear of Bruce's sudden passing.
Having worked with Bruce on many different projects over the last 30 years he became our first choice architect to design our own new home which we moved into only 6 months ago. Bruce had an ability to listen to and understand what we, as his clients, wanted to achieve. Bruce took our ideas and came back with a design which showed his flare for detail in our very special living spaces which we know we will enjoy for many years to come.
We will miss Bruce in our local area but feel privileged to live in one of his creations.
Deepest sympathy to Janine and family.
Glenn & Margaret Ellis

My deepest sympathy to Janine, family and friends, so sorry for your loss. I have many happy and humorous memories of Bruce from both a personal and professional lives shared in Christchurch, in those formative years of our careers. A valued friendship. Indeed. My love and thoughts

It is a sad day to lose such a talented architect and a loyal customer. His design lives on in the house he modified for us. Our thoughts are with the family.

Dear Bruce, will so miss all his impromptu sketches at our coffee table, his music selection at parties, his description of a culinary delight he was planning... much to be missed, wonderful things to remember.
Heartfelt thoughts to Janine and family.

Dear Bruce loved everything about life and whatever he did he did it so well.He will be sadly missed. Sending love to all his family. Will miss our encounters in France.

We are both heart broken by Bruce's passing but are comforted by so many happy memories of our time with him over the past 52 years from the first day I met him in the hallway of the Government Buildings on our first day as "cadets" in the MOW Architectural division.
Our thoughts are with Janine, Rai and Marcy and partners.