Bruce Forbes Jamieson

Bruce was a gentle and friendly guy who never had a mean word and always strove to develop his skills and knowledge. He did so with a quiet dignity and an admirable sense of perseverance that was unfailing. He loved gardening, and making constructions and drawing. His ability to speak was limited, but never his ability to love and to care.

He was born in Ottawa, Canada, and raised in Canada and England, and came to the United States in 1966. He became a citizen in 1972. He lived in Santa Barbara and Lompoc, returning to Santa Barbara in the 1990s, where he spent the rest of his life. Despite medical challenges, he enjoyed life, and savored good food with friends, and movies and entertainment.

He was the son of William M. Jamieson, retired Royal Canadian Navy veteran, and Mildred Jamieson Finkbeiner, Order of the Eastern Star and loving mother. He is survived by his brother, David Bryan Jamieson of McCloud, California, and his caring and committed cousin, Gary Hardiman of Vancouver, Washington.

He will be interred at the Jamieson family plot at the Goleta Cemetery District. There will be an informal gathering at his grave site in the Canadian veterans’ section of Goleta cemetery to remember him at 11 am, June 20th, 2025.