William "Bruce" Tomblin

William "Bruce" Tomblin was born November 5th 1948 and lived his entire life in Kootenai County, Idaho. He grew up at his home on 11th Street and had many adventures on Sanders Beach and Tubbs Hill. In 1967 he graduated from Coeur d'Alene High School. After a brief stint with the highway department he joined the Navy and served on DD717 the USS Theodore E. Chandler as a Fire Control Technician and cruised the Pacific Theatre including Viet Nam from 1968 to 1972. 

After he returned to Coeur d'Alene he attended and received a degree in Industrial Electronics from North Idaho College and went on to use that degree to invent the first wireless nurse call system and start Systems Technologies located in Hayden, Idaho. Whenever he had free time he liked to go sailing, eat in Homer, Alaska, work on his limitless projects at the "farm", entertain friends and family at the "Crab Shack", eat at Hayden Lake Country Club and enjoy quality time at his cabin on Hayden Lake.

Preceded in death by his parents Carl and Marguerite (Wood) Tomblin and brother Gary Tomblin he will be interred at Coeur d'Alene Memorial Gardens near his family. He is survived by his wife Linda Tomblin, children William "Troy" Tomblin (Blythe), Thomas "TJ" Tomblin (Jin), Kelly Cottier (Travis), Arwen Gannaway (Stephen), and granchildren Kobe, Ian, Logan, Hadassah, Keanan, Kailyn, Tatum, Finley, Kolton, Kihana, Kaylee and Sianna as well as  nephews Keith and Bryon Tomblin and nieces Joette Tomblin and April Clark. He passed away peacefully at home on his birthday November 5, 2024. His memorial service will be held at English Funeral Chapel in Coeur d'Alene Monday, November 11th at 12 noon. 

Bruce would appreciate any donations be made to the J.D. Vance 2028 Presidential Election campaign.