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Bruce Malcom Rickerson

1944 - 2019

BORN

1944

DIED

2019

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James A. Dyal Funeral Home

303 S. Main Street

Summerville, South Carolina

Bruce Rickerson Obituary

Bruce Malcom Rickerson Summerville - Dr. Bruce M. Rickerson, age 74 passed away at his home in Summerville, SC on Friday, June 7th 2019. He was born on August 14th, 1944. Dr. Rickerson has two brothers by the names of Paul Rickerson, and Stuart Rickerson. Bruce received his Doctorate of Political Science in 1980 from the University of Idaho. He served as the Senior Professional staff member U.S. Senate committee on Foreign relations at the Organization of American States, as well as serving as a Adviser to the Bureau for African Affairs, U.S. Department of State, Washington, D.C., these are but a few of Dr. Rickerson's many great accomplishments. Bruce also served as a Reader of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad and was a very devout Christian. Bruce's main hobbies were viewing the political climate of the United States, Russia, the Americas and South Africa and made the publications of "Outside View: Tymoshenko, Ukraine and the EU". Other Hobbies were traveling the world to places such as Japan, Singapore, New Zealand, South Africa, and the Caribbean. Funeral services will be conducted at Sts. Cyril and Methodius Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, 122 South Main Street, Summerville, South Carolina 29483, at 10 o'clock AM Tuesday June 11th 2019, wherein he will be buried at St. Mary and Martha Convent afterwords. A memorial message may be written to the family by visiting our website at www.jamesadyal.com. ARRANGEMENTS BY JAMES A. DYAL FUNERAL HOME, 303 SOUTH MAIN STREET, SUMMERVILLE, SC 29483 (843)873-4040. Visit our guestbook at www.legacy.com/obituaries/ charleston

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Published by Charleston Post & Courier from Jun. 9 to Jun. 10, 2019.

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Michaela Johnson

June 3, 2023

Remembering our beloved "Uncle Bruce", Godfather to our children. We miss you very much, especially as the kids are hitting major milestones such as graduating high school and heading off to college. We wish you were here to help us celebrate their accomplishments. We love and miss you dearly! Memory Eternal, The Johnsons

June 10, 2019

We invited Bruce to stay with us while he pondered and researched the big question of Where shall I live now?. He visited Maine and S.Carolina and during these months our friendship grew. Mike and Bruce were referred to as brothers' by one of our neighbors and they both loved this assumption and made jokes about it for years! Being together brought out their love of words and verbal games, and they also shared a love of baseball.
We will always remember him. May God have mercy on him and grant him Memory Eternal!
Mike and Mary O'Brien

Michaela Johnson

June 9, 2019

Dear Bruce,
Words cannot convey the immense sorrow we feel at your passing. I'm so thankful for the conversation we had recently and blessed that I expressed to you how very much you meant to our family. You weren't just Godfather to our kids, you were Uncle Bruce and we're grateful to have known you for almost 24 years. You will forever remain part of our family and you will be missed dearly. May your memory be eternal!
With all of our love,
Fr John, Michaela, Kiah, Brendan, Juliana, Maia, and Ephraim

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