Bruce was born in Lake Placid on Nov. 19, 1944, the oldest child of William and Loretta Beaney. Bruce was a graduate of Lake Placid High School where he starred in both hockey and baseball.

After high school, Bruce attended Norwich University in Northfield Vermont where he majored in business administration and became a legendary defenseman on several championship Norwich Hockey teams. For his many accomplishments, the Norwich Athletic Department later inducted him into their hall of fame three different times — once as an individual and two times as a member of different championship teams. Many of his teammates were his close lifelong friends. It was during his college years that Bruce met the love of his life, Barbara (Froehlich) who would later become his wife.

After college, Bruce taught for several years as a math teacher at Lyndon Institute in Lyndon Vermont. Eventually, Bruce and Barbara moved to Brookville, Long Island, where Bruce coached hockey, sold real estate and took over operations of the home farm of the Froehlich Standardbred horse racing team, Farmstead Acres.

Bruce and Barbara raised two daughters, Kim and Kristin (Nikki). Bruce took great joy in attending all their sporting events no matter how far away.

Bruce and Barbara eventually moved to Peconic to live on the beach. Bruce loved to host his children and grandchildren at the beach for birthdays, fourth of July and other holidays. “Poppi” loved to cook on the grill, watch the kids play in the water and take them out to breakfast.

Bruce is survived by his wife Barbara, his daughters Kim Rowe (Gary) of Brookville, and Kristin “Nikki” Chisum (Jamie) of Wayland, Massachusetts. He is also survived by his brother Bill Beaney (Judy) of Lake Placid, his sister Cathy Barkin (Ken) of Portland, Oregon, and Jeff Beaney (Anne) of Scarborough, Maine. He leaves behind his grandchildren Kyler and Teegan Rowe, Grete, Luke and Hadley Chisum, as well as many cherished nephews, nieces, and grand nephews and grand-nieces.

The family has made the final arrangements private. If desired, friends can make memorial contributions to the Lake Placid Youth Athletic Association (https://www.lpyaa.org/) or Acadia Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Riverhead, (https://www.acadiacenter.com/)

DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Southold is serving the family.