05/28/2026
Thank you, Ms. Bruce! 🎉🎉
On May 15, we celebrated the retirement of Ms. Marie Bruce and honored her extraordinary 50-year career spent serving the Hall community.
To recognize her remarkable legacy, Hall presented Ms. Bruce with a watch and dedicated a new service award in her honor: The Marie Bruce Committed Service Recognition Award, which will recognize staff members who have devoted twenty or more years of service to Hall. She was also surprised with a proclamation from the Mayor’s Office declaring May 15 as Marie A. Bruce Day, in recognition of her decades of service to hundreds of Bridgeport families.
Ms. Bruce first came to Hall as a teenager participating in Hall’s teen programs, then returned as a college student through a social services job program. She was later officially hired, beginning a 50-year career in Family Services, where she provided financial assistance, guidance, and enrollment support to countless families.
Her family’s roots at Hall run deep. Her mother, aunt, sisters, and great-aunt all worked at Hall, while her two sons, along with many grandchildren and great-grandchildren, attended, or still attend, Hall’s Early Learning and Youth Services programs.
What Ms. Bruce loves most about Hall is its enduring presence in the East Side community and the opportunity to see generations of families come through its doors. She understands the impact her work has had and often describes Hall as her “home away from home”, which made her decision to retire especially difficult.
Ms. Bruce leaves behind an extraordinary legacy of wisdom, advocacy, compassion, and persistence that will continue to inspire generations to come.
Please join us in celebrating Ms. Marie Bruce and wishing her a happy and well-deserved retirement!
