BRUCE BOEHM: `Incredible Zest for
Life'
Bruce
Boehm's love affair with the beach started when he was a
teenager. Every summer, he pulled on his swimming trunks
and worked as a lifeguard at Nassau Beach, in Lido Beach
on Long Island. There was not much money in it, but he
just loved being out there.
Bruce, 49, never outgrew that infatuation. Even when
he started his career as a financial broker, he continued
to lifeguard on weekends for a while. In later years, he
trained for marathons and triathlons at the beach, often
dragging along his daughters, Brittany, 16, and Stacey,
13.
"He always said, `The beach is my church,' " said his
wife, Irene. A born talker, Bruce made friends easily at
the beach and elsewhere. At his wife's high school
reunion, he danced with more people than she did.
"He had an incredible zest for life," she said. A
memorial service will be held Sept. 29 &emdash; at Nassau
Beach.
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