Beloved husband, dad, grandfather and great-grandfather, John Bruce Smillie passed away in Surrey. Born in Comox to William and  Marion Smillie, Bruce grew up in New Westminster. He married Martha Dolbec in 1955, his wife of 62 years. A newspaper man, he worked for the former Columbian paper and the Vancouver Sun, earning the moniker Mr. Nightside as city editor for the night shift. Survived by seven children: Mark (Donna), Michele, Susanne Munro (Harold), John (Molly), Jamie (Kelly), Robert (Monica) and Andrew (Megan), 33 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren. Funeral Mass was celebrated at 11a.m.  Prayers were on Sunday, January 21st, 2018 at 7 p.m. Both at Immaculate Conception Parish, 8842 - 119 Street, Delta, B.C.