Senator Murray Bruce Loses Wife

By Akinwale Kasali

‘Common Sense Senator’ as he is fondly called, Ben Murray Bruce is bereaved.

The Senator of the Eight Senate representing Bayelsa has lost his wife, Evelyn, to the cold hands of death, as she lost the battle to Cancer.

Announcing the demise of his wife, the Founder of Silverbird Group took to his official Twitter Handle to break the news.

He tweeted, “I’m broken. Just lost my beautiful wife to cancer. She was my best friend for 43 years and my wife for 41 years. Cancer is real, but it shouldn’t ’t be a death sentence.

“Awareness and early detection and treatment are key to survival. I miss her so so much. I’ m broken.

“Our children are devastated, I am too . But I have to be strong for them . Please put our family in your prayers . Like the sun , my wife was a blessing and touched the lives of everyone she met

“Though she’s gone, she’d remain alive in our hearts forever “, he tweeted.

Condolence messages has been pouring in from sympathizers on hearing of Evelyn’s demise.