Anthony Bruce Hulcher, 50, a native of Hampton, and resident of Huntsville, Ala., the past 8 years, died Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2008.
He was a graduate of Old Dominion University, with Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Mechanical Engineering. In addition to his engineering knowledge, Bruce was a uniquely talented machinist and mechanical designer. He worked for many years at Mastan in Poquoson and at ADVEX in Hampton. It was this experience that made him such a good engineer. In 1996, Bruce's career moved to NASA Langley Research Center, where he spent three years working as a Research Engineer. While he was at Langley, he earned his Master's degree by developing hardware for robotic fabrication of composite materials. Once he finished graduate school, Bruce was hired by the Nonmetallic Materials Division at Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. Bruce played important roles at Marshall in NASA's Exploration program, where he served as an expert in composite fabrication and also as a member of a team that developed composite materials design properties for the ARES-I launch vehicle.
Bruce was preceded in death by his mother, father, and sister.
He is survived by his wife of 18 years, Bonnie Wornom Hulcher; his daughter, Allie Taylor Hulcher; and a brother and two sisters, Gus Hulcher, Patricia Madden, and Nancy Gilmer, and their families.
The family will receive friends tonight from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Claytor Rollins Funeral Home, Poquoson. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the funeral home by Dr. M. Reginald Warren. Burial will follow at Parklawn Memorial Park, Hampton.
- Excerpted from The Daily Press on October 5, 2008.
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