1959 - 1997 (38 years)
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Bruce Michael Geikie |
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Birth |
5 Mar 1959 |
Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9] |
Graduation |
1977 (Age 18) |
Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts [8] |
In 1977 he graduated from Mahar Regional High School, Orange, Massachusetts. |
Military |
From 26 Sep 1986 to 6 Jun 1997 (Age 27) [6, 10] |
From 26 September 1986 to 6 June 1997 he was in the U.S. Navy rising to the rank of a Chief Petty Officer. During his 20-year naval career, he received two Navy Achievement Medals and numerous other citations, including for marksmanship in pistol and rifle shooting. |
Residence |
1990 (Age 31) |
Munford, Tipton County, Tennessee [7] |
In 1990 he lived on 462 Colonial, Munford, Tennessee. |
Miscellaneous |
1 Jun 1997 (Age 38) |
Hemet, Riverside County, California [10] |
He sustained injuries in a skydiving accident on 1 June 1997 in Hemet, California. |
Death |
6 Jun 1997 |
Riverside, Riverside County, California [1, 3, 5, 6, 9] |
- He died at Riverside General Hospital from a skydiving accident.
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Burial |
12 Jun 1997 |
South Cemetery, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts [3, 9] |
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Grave Marker of Bruce M. Geikie
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Obituary |
20 Jun 1997 [10] |
Bruce Geikie, master parachutist, 38, with 20-year career in Navy
Bruce M. Geikie, a chief petty officer attached to North Island Naval Air Station, died June 6 of injuries suffered in a skydiving accident. He was 38.
Mr. Geikie died at Riverside General Hospital, where he was taken after he was injured June 1 in Hemet.
A master test parachutist, Mr. Geikie was assigned to Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron 8 aboard the aircraft carrier Nimitz.
During his 20-year naval career, he received two Navy Achievement Medals and numerous other citations, including for marksmanship in pistol and rifle shooting.
As a member of the U.S. Parachutist Association, Mr. Geikie had logged 4,795 jumps. He held a Class D expert parachutist license and was a certified tandem instructor, an accelerated free-fall jump master and a senior parachute rigger accredited by the Federal Aviation Administration.
Mr. Geikie was a native of Orange, Mass., where he was a member of American Legion Post 172. He had lived in Fallbrook for the past two years.
He is survived by his wife of seven years, Penny; daughter, Samantha Elizabeth Geikie of Fallbrook; his mother, Eleanor Geikie of Orange, Mass.; sisters, Cara Deane of Orange, Mass., and Lisa Jean of Douglasville, Ga.; and brother, Glenn Geikie of Franklin, Mass.
Services were June 12 at North Island Naval Air Station. Donations are suggested to the Samantha Geikie Trust Fund, in care of Valley Merchants Bank, 800 E. Florida St., Hemet, CA 92543.
Published by the San Diego Union-Tribune, Friday, June 20, 1997 |
Siblings |
3 Siblings |
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Person ID |
I201 |
| Clan of Jonathan, Tribe of Peter, Tribe of Samuel |
Last Modified |
8 Dec 2021 |
Father |
Frank Geikie, Jr., b. 3 Apr 1931, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 9 Dec 1995, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 64 years) |
Mother |
Eleanor Marie Atherton, b. 2 Jul 1938, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts d. 4 Oct 2005, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 67 years) |
Marriage |
4 May 1957 |
Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts |
Age at Marriage |
He : 26 years and 1 month - She : 18 years and 10 months. |
Family ID |
F107 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Notes |
- Death: SSDI gives his death as 5 June 1997. [5]
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Event Map |
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| Birth - 5 Mar 1959 - Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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| Graduation - 1977 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts |
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| Residence - 1990 - Munford, Tipton County, Tennessee |
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| Miscellaneous - 1 Jun 1997 - Hemet, Riverside County, California |
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| Death - 6 Jun 1997 - Riverside, Riverside County, California |
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| Burial - 12 Jun 1997 - South Cemetery, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts |
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Pin Legend |
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Photos |
| Bruce Michael Geikie High School Yearbook Photo |
| At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
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Sources |
- [S356] California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997, (Provo, Utah, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000).
- [S388] Delvee Historian. Delvee Family Records 1887 - 1988, (Warwick, Massachusetts: manuscript, 1988).
- [S572] Find a Grave web site, (Provo, Utah: Find A Grave, Inc.), Memorial ID 191498461 Bruce Michael Geikie .
- [S911] Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc).
- [S83] Social Security Death Benefit Records (SSDI), (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011).
- [S1040] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011).
- [S500] U.S. Public Records Index, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010).
- [S999] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010).
- [S691] U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2019, (www.ancestory.com).
- [S572] Find a Grave web site, (Provo, Utah: Find A Grave, Inc.).
Memorial ID 191498461 Bruce Michael Geikie
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