Bruce is survived by his loving wife of 41 years, Karen Demar (nee Bundschuh); his children, Nancy (Jim Cummings) Greenberg and Sheryl (Elliot) Paul: his grandchildren, Rachel (Justin) Wolowitz, Justin (Erica) Paul, Jeffrey Greenberg, David Greenberg, Lisa (Brandon Philipczyk) Paul, Michael (Brittany) Greenberg and Erica (Matt) Bernstein; and his great-grandchildren, Ellie, Cooper and Lucy Wolowitz, Zoe and Winnie Paul, Ari Bernstein, Olive Philipczyk and Owen Greenberg. He is predeceased by his brother Marshall DeMar.
Born on January 6, 1934 in Chicago, Illinois to the late Jack and Jean DeMar, Bruce was a graduate of Senn High School and earned his BS in Marketing from the University of Illinois, where he was a member of Tau Epsilon Pi. While living in Chicago, Bruce was part of his family’s longstanding restaurant business known as DeMar Grills. He was a managing partner at the Oak Tree and owner\operator at the Red Hot Express. In 1990, he was named Director of Food Service at the University of Illinois, Chicago. Under the guidance of his best friend Buddy Alper, he later became a successful fur salesman at Alper-Richmond Furs and Marshall Field’s and Co. After relocating to Palm Beach County in 1999, Bruce worked for the School District of Palm Beach County and as a concierge at II Lugano.
Bruce loved all things Chicago – the Cubs, a Chicago hot dog and his Land of Lincoln BSD license plate that is now displayed at Windy City Pizza in Delray. Over the past few years, he developed a passion for assembling cars from the Lego adult collection and built the first-ever playable LEGO Grand Piano.
He was a devoted husband, loving father, grandfather and great-grandfather, and a wonderful friend, and will be forever loved and missed by all.
Graveside Services for Bruce will be held at 10am, Wednesday, October 12, 2022 at I.J. Morris at the Star of David Cemetery of the Palm Beaches. Memorial contributions may be made in Bruce’s memory to The Trustbridge Hospice Foundation at www.trustbridge.com.
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