Bruce Munro Woodworth died peacefully on Saturday, December 11, surrounded by family and friends. He was born on August 17, 1934 at Winchester Hospital to his mother, Irene Germaine (Chalifoux) Woodworth, and his father, Ralph Cecil Woodworth. Bruce grew up on Central Street in West Concord in a lively house with his parents and a revolving cast of several generations of Woodworths who maintained an open door policy for friends and family, a tradition Bruce kept up throughout his life and during recent years when he was a resident of Everett Gardens near Concord Center. His generosity was unstinting and he never hesitated to offer what he had to those he loved. He had a genius for friendship that never abandoned him and kept up his oldest relationships even as he cultivated new ones until the very end of his life.In 1952 Bruce was graduated from Concord High School where he lettered in football and baseball. An all-scholastic in football, he was also the most valuable lineman on Concord High's undefeated 1951 Piedmont Bowl team. He maintained close, life-long friendships with many of his teammates-Mike McHugh, Kenny Olsen, Dick Lyons, Jim McKenna, Father John Pierce and many others-despite (or because of) the ceaseless ribbing and tale-telling that peppered their great affection for one another. At Kimball Union Academy in Meriden, NH, where he completed a post-graduate year in 1953, Bruce played football, hockey, and lacrosse. He attended the University of Vermont before joining the army and serving in the Ninth Infantry Division at Fort Carson, Colorado.He tended bar at The Fairway in Concord for many years, later working at the Colonial Inn and Lanno's in Watertown. He loved his work-the late hours, the action, and, most of all, the people-and rarely missed a night, taking care of everyone in front of him with high spirits and fast hands. He was as good a listener as he was a talker. He relished stories about the past, warming to tales of pre-World War I West Concord as eagerly as he related the news of the latest Hawthorne discoveries in the attic of the Old Manse. He was an inimitable storyteller with a sharp wit and wicked sense of humor who never forgot, or let a friend forget, the most colorful episodes of a life. He rarely had a day without visitors both young and old.Bruce was the former husband of Jenny Ohs and is survived by their son, Marc Woodworth, his wife, Emma Dodge Hanson and their children, Calla and Ryder Woodworth, who live in Saratoga Springs, NY. His gentleness and honesty were magnets for kids and his grandchildren lit up in his presence as he was buoyed by theirs. He will also be missed especially by his dear friend Anne Martinson, her brother Walter and her sister Susan who were for many years family to him. A service was held on Saturday December 18th in the West Concord Union Church. Memorial gifts may be made to Kimball Union Academy: https://www. kua.org/onlinegiving?rc=1. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to Kimball Union Academy, (https://www.kua.org/onlinegiving?rc=1) 57 Main Street, Meriden, New Hampshire 03770. Service: A memorial service will be held on Saturday, December 18th at 11 AM in West Concord Union Church, 1317 Main Street, Concord, MA.