Bruce C. Nisula
Bruce C. Nisula, born January 15, 1945 in Hartford Connecticut. Died August 30, 2022 in Boca Raton,
Florida after a multi-year battle with cancer.
He was pre-deceased (2007) by his loving wife of 41 years, Susan and survived by his sons Brian and Kenneth and daughters-in-law Kaitlyn and Lisa.
First and foremost, Bruce was the quintessential patriarch. There was nothing more important to him than the well-being and success of his family. Bruce never missed his sons’ sporting events, continually nurtured their education (no easy task), and was the best example of a contributing member of society he could be; he mastered the role of Father. This continued as his family matured and expanded with the hosting of family gatherings at the lake in Frye Island, Maine.
Bruce’s competitive nature and drive for success emerged early in life playing baseball. He may not have been the fastest kid on the team, but that didn’t stop him, he simply hit the ball farther than the other players. Problem solved. Bruce’s drive for success was not limited to athletics as he attacked his education with the same vigor. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Dartmouth College in 1966 and proceeded to earn his M.D. Alpha Omega Alpha from Harvard Medical School in 1969.
After his internship at Peter Brent Brigham Hospital and residency at Children’s Hospital Center, both in Boston,
he made the decision to serve his country by joining the Pubic Health Service. As an officer in the PHS,
Bruce started his career as a clinical associate in the Reproductive Research Branch at the National
Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. By 1976 he moved on to the Developmental Endocrinology
Branch (DEB) of the NIH where he continued his research and patient care until his appointment as Chief
of the DEB in 1988. During his tenure, Bruce developed the process chemistry to identify the presence
of reproductive cancer in women which was ultimately patented in 1995. Throughout his career at the
NIH, Bruce authored or co-authored over 137 publications for the medical community.
In 2008, Bruce was fortunate to find the second love of his life, Nancy Schwaderer, in Boca Raton, Florida. They shared a full and happy 14 years of family, friends, bridge, books, sports and traveling.
Bruce not only touched but enhanced the lives of everyone around him with his kindness, generosity and humor.
— Excerpted from Glickman Family Funeral Home.