Bruce was a mensch (Yiddish for a good person). Agreeable and kind, but under the nice guy was a funny guy with a quick wit. I met him in the '60s when I was a Northeastern copy boy In a newsroom dripping with tension. As an assistant city editor, he was a cool hand with a quiet voice. Years later I got to edit his stories in the Living/Arts section. It was a pleasure to know Bruce McCabe.