Remembering a Fellow Haunter

There aren't that many Haunters in Ontario (or at least, not as many as I'd like there to be). The group is small enough that most haunt enthusiasts in the province know (or know of) each other. And last month we lost someone in our Halloween circle.

I never met Bruce from Stittsville Haunt. I never got to see his haunt in person. I only knew him through a handful of emails and some contributions to a mailing list I'm part of. But he was one of those people I had on my list of haunters I'd like to meet one day.

He was the first Ontario haunter who reached out to me when I had just put up my website. I could not let his passing go unnoticed on this blog.

Here is the message from Sherry on the website:

For the past 10 years, my husband, Bruce and I have hosted the Stittsville Haunt. It has been a exercise of love for our community and an expression of his passion that I willingly supported. On August 23rd, Bruce passed away very suddenly. Regretfully, I will not be able to continue with the Haunt. It is simply impossible to build it without him. I respectfully ask that our loyal fans and supporters continue to help the foodbank at this time of year and send your food donations via the local grocery stores. Bruce would have wanted that. Many have made cash donations in his memory to the Ottawa Foodbank; just indicate in memory of Bruce Evely, creator of the Stittsville Haunt. Please pass this along to friends and family who usually visited us. I want to thank you all for your support over the years, for the compliments, for the squeals of delight and the screams of terror. It was all worth it for us when we heard you. God bless. Sherry

My sincerest condolences to his family and friends.

Here is an interview from 2006 with Bruce talking about Halloween, his haunt, and the work they did for charity.

If there is a food bank or food drive in your area, I ask that you make a donation in memory of a haunter lost to us.