Citadel Alumni Obituaries

Bruce Aylard Quigley, Sr., 86, passed away peacefully on November 6, 2012 at
Moses Cone Hospital surrounded by the love of his family. A Celebration of
Life service will be held on Saturday, November 10, 2012 at 1 p.m. at St.
Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Greensboro where he was a long time member. A
visitation will follow the service in the parish hall. Bruce was born
November 30, 1925 to the late Richard Isaac and Marjorie Aylard Quigley in
Detroit, MI and grew up in High Point, NC. He attended the University of
Michigan and graduated from the Citadel in 1949. He is a veteran of World
War II, serving in the US Army Air Corps. In 2010, Bruce was thrilled to
participate in the Flight of Honor to visit the World War II Memorials in
Washington, DC with other WWII Veterans. Later Bruce had a career in sales
and marketing, at one time owning a business in Greensboro. He was a natural
salesman as he loved to meet people and could start a conversation with
anyone. He lived in Greensboro for 47 years and lived in New York and
Wilmington, NC with his family beforehand. Bruce was an avid sports fan,
appreciated outings with his wife, Nancy, and enjoyed learning new things.
He was a life member of the Citadel Alumni Association and Gate City Masonic
Lodge No. 694. He was active in Community Watch of Greensboro and helped
establish the group in his own neighborhood. Bruce is survived by his wife
of 63 years, Nancy Osteen Quigley of Greensboro; brother, Richard (Penny)
Quigley of High Point; daughter, Barbara Forsythe of Greensboro; son, Bruce
Quigley Jr. (Lisa) of Greensboro; four grandchildren, Bruce (Ashley) Quigley
III of Winston-Salem, Alison (Paul) Hicks of Winston-Salem, Ashley (Craig)
Bardsley of Wilmington, and Brent Forsythe of Greensboro; and four (soon to
be five) great-grandchildren, Matthew and Bryan Quigley, Cole and New Baby
Bardsley, and Gray Hicks; and a host of nieces and nephews. He is preceded
in death by his beloved daughter, Marcia Ann Quigley. In lieu of flowers,
please make memorials to St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church or the Leukemia and
Lymphoma Society. Triad Cremation Society is assisting the Quigley family.
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