11/6/2023 0 Comments Roger bennett obituary utah![]() Life is so short and this gental giant left us all way to early. He expressed to me of the unconditional love he had for you and if it wasn't for you he truely would not have been able to go on with life the way he did. I want to personaly thank Richard for being there every day of Bruce's life espescially after his stroke taking care of him and making sure he had everything he needed. I left the band when I was 14 and recently caught up with Bruce after 45 years It was a great reunion and I was so busy with life and work I never got to hook up with Bruce again. This was it after playing Detroit Rock City We were amazed of all the people that had lighters in the auditorium and the screeming fans yelling out for us to play more. We had the shoes the hair and the makeup artist's (our sisters). Thanks to my brother inlaw who let me use his Limited Edition Gibson Les Paul, I was able to do a few more gigs with the guys including the Kiss concert. After smashing my last guitar on stage I looked at Bruce and Richard and thought now what? I had no guitar left to play in the band. So many stories to tell we truely were on our way. A couple years ago I was visting one of my long time friends that shortly died from cancer and his sister told me she still has a part of that guitar that just about took her head off after I tossed it into the audiance. I remeber smashing my guitar on stage at Central Junior High after they had just refinished the stage a week before our performance. ![]() Bruce was very patient with me teaching me basic bar cords. Bruce taught me everything I know about guitars and I had no experiance and had never touched a guitar in my life. We truly played until our fingers bled and practiced in Bruce's basement until his mom would turn the lights on and off we knew that was the end of practice for that day. I have known Bruce since I was 10 years old and I to knew that I was going to be a Rock Star the rest of my life when Bruce and Richard recruted me into their band. Bruce was a kind loving person with a heart that touched everyone he came in contact with. I am very sad to here that one of my modern day hero's has passed. To view the Completed services via Zoom click the "Watch Services" button or follow the link: There will also be a Celebration of Life at Jitterbug, on Saturday afternoon, May 14. The viewing will begin at noon, with a graveside service following at 2 p.m. He will be celebrated this Friday, May 6 at the Larkin Cemetery, in Sandy (1950 East 10600 South). And especially his best friend and “brother,” Richard Bettinson. He is survived by his sisters, Janet (Mike) Pepper and Susan (Chris) McCandless, both of Sandy, and six nieces and nephews: Stephen Pepper, David (Crystal) Pepper, Jenny (Byram) Beckstead, Ryan Pepper, Meagan McCandless, and Sean (Cassie) McCandless. He also found love with Phoebe Bui, with whom he shared the last six years of his life. He found time for people and listened with an open heart, and never forgot a birthday. He loved dogs, the Brighton Resort area, and sunny, hot weather. He had a great sense of humor and could fix or build anything. These last few years were some of his happiest. Bruce played lead guitar in many bands, most recently the Bone Band. He made a point of learning and remembering everyone’s names and favorite drinks, provided a shoulder to cry on, and the sage advice of a bar-tender. In 2001, he opened Jitterbug Coffee Hop in Sugar House, where he fostered so many meaningful relationships with all who visited. He worked for DOD Electronics, and later for Harmon Music Group in Sandy. ![]() He began playing drums at age ten, and guitar shortly thereafter-a pursuit he continued to perfect for the next 50 years. Before he was even in his teens, the Beatles had made an indelible impression on him and music became his life’s focus. He grew up in the Sugar House area, and attended Granite and Highland High Schools. Bruce was inquisitive, resourceful, mischievous, and fun loving from the beginning. He was an accomplished guitarist and song writer, barista (and proprietor), a brother, an uncle, and a devoted friend to so many people.īruce was born on Octoin Salt Lake City to Hedy and Kenneth Holt, and to the joy of his sisters, Janet and Susan. Bruce Allen Holt left this world suddenly on Wednesday, April 27.
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