- Date Of Birth: January 15, 1945
- Date Of Death: August 30, 2022
- State: Florida
NISULA, BRUCE C., born January 15, 1945 in Hartford Connecticut. Died August 30, 2022 in Boca Raton,
Florida after a multi-year battle with cancer. He was pre-deceased (2007) by his loving wife of 41 years,
Susan and survived by his sons Brian and Kenneth and daughters-in-law Kaitlyn and Lisa and
grandchildren Tara, Tasha, Josh and Kristin, Victoria and James, and Karli and great grandchildren
Charlotte, Otto, and Jack.
First and foremost, Bruce was the quintessential patriarch. There was nothing more important to him
than the well-being and success of his family. Bruce never missed his sons’ sporting events, continually
he could be; he mastered the role of Father. This continued as his family matured and expanded with
Bruce’s competitive nature and drive for success emerged early in life playing baseball. He may not
have been the fastest kid on the team, but that didn’t stop him, he simply hit the ball farther than the
other players. Problem solved. Bruce’s drive for success was not limited to athletics as he attacked his
education with the same vigor. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Dartmouth College in 1966 and
proceeded to earn his M.D. Alpha Omega Alpha from Harvard Medical School in 1969. After his
internship at Peter Brent Brigham Hospital and residency at Children’s Hospital Center, both in Boston,
Bruce started his career as a clinical associate in the Reproductive Research Branch at the National
Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. By 1976 he moved on to the Developmental Endocrinology
Branch (DEB) of the NIH where he continued his research and patient care until his appointment as Chief
of the DEB in 1988. During his tenure, Bruce developed the process chemistry to identify the presence
of reproductive cancer in women which was ultimately patented in 1995. Throughout his career at the
NIH, Bruce authored or co-authored over 137 publications for the medical community.
Bruce retired from the PHS and left his position at the NIH in 1995, however he was far from retired. He
spent the next 12 years mastering the field of asset, estate and real estate management and working
with his son Brian since 2001. In a memoir of his time, post NIH, he recalled this period to be “the most
challenging, risky, thrilling and remunerative period of my life.” In 2007, he retired from any operating
roles but remained a trusted and valuable advisor to Brian and others up until his death.
In 2008, Bruce was fortunate to find the second love of his life, Nancy Schwaderer, in Boca Raton,
Florida. They shared a full and happy 14 years of family, friends, bridge, books, sports and traveling.
Bruce was “Gaga” to all of Nancy’s family; daughters Abbie Raurell (Carlos) and Margaret Horty (Sean),
and grandchildren Elise and Eve Raurell and Clark and Marian Horty all loved him as a grandfather.
Bruce not only touched but enhanced the lives of everyone around him with his kindness, generosity
and humor. He will always be loved and missed by all who knew him, and the world has lost a truly
remarkable, accomplished and wonderful man.
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