Newbury, VT- Bruce Wayne Bones Gaylord, 61, of Romance Lane, died following a courageous battle with cancer, on Sunday, December 7, 2014 at his home. Bruce was born in Bristol, CT, on September 27, 1953, to Irving R. and Corrine (Brousseau) Gaylord. He attended Bristol Eastern High School, Bristol, CT. Bruce entered the U.S. Navy in 1972 where he trained to be a firefighter on various ships. After his honorable discharge from the Navy he resided in California until 1978. While in California he married his first wife Kathleen Lynch and they had their first son, Daniel James Gaylord. Upon leaving California in 1978 he moved back to Connecticut and met his second wife Susan A. Eastman. They were married on October 17, 1981. Together they had three children, David Wayne Gaylord, Sarah Lynn Gaylord, and Michael Wyatt Gaylord. During Bruce s working career he drove truck for Grape Vines in California delivering grapes to the local wineries. In Connecticut, he worked in the concrete business for many different companies, driving concrete truck and operating front end loaders. Bruce s real passion was riding motorcycles. He loved his Shovel Head and Heritage Softtail motorcycles. Bruce had made several trips to Sturgis, SD, and knew every road in Northern New Hampshire by heart. Besides his passion for motorcycles, was his family and friends. He also enjoyed hunting, fishing, and being outdoors with the wind blowing through his beard. He was predeceased by his parents, Irving R. and Corrine (Brousseau) Gaylord; and a brother, Russell P. Gaylord. He is survived by his wife of 33 years, Susan (Eastman) Gaylord of Newbury, VT; four children, Daniel James Gaylord of Reedly, CA, David Wayne Gaylord of White River, VT, Sarah Lynn Gaylord of Newbury, VT, and Michael Wyatt Gaylord and his wife Dara of Santa Rosa, CA; seven grandchildren, Dylan, Kendra, Hannah, Hailey, Mia, Sophia, and Ivy; two brothers, Robert Gaylord and wife Diane of West Charleston, VT and Phillip Gaylord and wife Carolyn of Redstone, CO; nieces, nephews, cousins, two aunts, one uncle, and many brothers from other mothers . Calling hours will be on Friday, December 12, from 6-8 PM at Ricker Funeral Home, 1 Birch Street, Woodsville, NH. A prayer service will begin at 7 PM with Father Alan Trembly, from St. Josephs Catholic Church, Woodsville, NH. A graveside service will be held in the spring at the Groton Village Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Norris Cotton Cancer Center, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, One Medical Center Drive, Lebanon, NH 03756.