Bruce Jackson was a "Good Guy". You know like in the movies. He was warm, generous and charming. He would run to your rescue, like when fellow tour guide Kim Wallis injured her leg in the underground, even though he himself had an injured leg. He offered guidance and served as a mentor, some of the best tour guides at the underground think of themselves as "Bruce knockoffs". When Bruce would give the introduction for the underground tour the entire crowd would fall in love with him, but he was so generous in his introduction of the other guides that when they reached you they never felt dissapointed. He was reliable,punctual and dependable.
Giving the tour since Bruce's death has been undescribably odd. We all tell the same stories, in our own voice, but we sure do steal material from each other. So, there have been times when I am speaking Bruce's words. It feels so peculiar to be in those places that he had been so many times speaking his words and realizing that he is gone. But in a sense he is still there. Living in his words. I am sure that we will miss him forever.
He wore that white hat. Good guys always wore the white hats, and he was no exception.
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Well said, Lucy. Bravo. Yes, the good guys always do wear the white hat.
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