https://www.brucebyington.com/home daily 1.0 2022-05-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628e8fd00413120723210041/c095132e-3f87-4ecf-a9b5-b64de73b6e1c/FE2140AC-1E22-47A8-B4AC-31ECF813DE99.jpeg Home Bruce Edward “Boomer” Byington February 7, 1951 - May 21, 2022 In honor of the husband, father, brother, son, friend, leader, teacher, colleague and man that he was and always will be to all that he loved and loved him. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628e8fd00413120723210041/468f1dcc-d19c-4c2e-98c8-63243fcee64c/733883A6-6D45-4FEC-A60C-0022B57F70D1.JPG Home - To a life well lived but gone too soon. Bruce was born in Jackson, Mississippi, on February 7th, 1951. He graduated from Fairmont West High School in Dayton, Ohio and he received a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Tech University. He was a proud Ramblin’ Wreck from Georgia Tech and remained connected to his alma mater throughout his life. Bruce spent the first 17 years of his career in Houston, Texas, before moving to Colorado with his family in his early 40’s. In Colorado Springs, he started his 26 year career at Center for Creative Leadership, Inc. (CCL). He retired from CCL as the Vice President of the Americas in 2017. Being a man who loved a good challenge, he quickly came out of retirement when he was offered the position of Chief Impact Officer at the Colorado Health Foundation. He spent nearly 5 years in the role, retiring in January of 2022. Bruce had a lifelong love for the mountains, the big skies of the West, and the rivers where he spent countless hours fly fishing. In 2021 he purchased a cabin (he lovingly named BB's Getaway) in Howard, Colorado where he looked forward to spending many years "standing in a river waving a stick". He was fortunate to spend many days in what would be his final year in his new found home of Howard and the greater Upper Arkansas River valley. To his cherished wife and bride, whom he married on August 30th, 1975, he was a best friend, rock, adventure partner, concert companion, confidant and loving partner in life. She was proud to call him husband for 47 years. To his three sons, he was a friend, mentor, role model, guide, steady presence, unending well of support and fishing guru. They will forever find joy and pride in calling him dad. He was so many things to his brothers, parents, friends, colleagues and community, but more than anything, he was all that was Bruce. Bruce will be profoundly missed by his family and friends but they are left with thousands of memories of his abundant presence, camping in incredible places, fly fishing in the most beautiful rivers, countless soccer matches, traveling around the world, and drinking “Conrads” at the bar of Bruces’s favorite local spot, Salsa on the Rocks. 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