Richard Bruce Hardin

Richard Bruce Hardin,  61, of  Shawnee, Oklahoma, died Sunday, November 20, 2016 at his home.Services are 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 23, 2016 at  Walker Funeral Service Chapel with Pastor William Macsas and Jade Hardin officiating.  Burial will follow in Resthaven Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be Darrell Fowler, Terry Snyder, Randy Sebring, Rick Wilson, Gerald Hill, Eric Glasgow and Frank Reece.  Bruce was born April 21, 1955 in Shawnee, OK to Eric Bruce Hardin, Jr. and Thelma Louise (Tomlinson) Hardin.   He was a 1973 graduate of Shawnee High School, and attended Gordon Cooper Area Vocational Technical School. On October 19, 1990 he married Cindy Macsas in Las Vegas, Nevada. He worked as a tool cutter grinder at Eaton Corp, retiring in October after 37 years of service.     Bruce received his Padi Open Water Certification, Shawnee High School Vocational Welding Certificate, 3 years, Gordon Cooper Machine Set-up, 60 hours on 5/13/74; Gordon Cooper Machine Set-up 72 hours on 5/2/78; Gordon Cooper Machine Set-up 30 hours on 12/13/78; Gordon Cooper Motorboat Tune-up 30 hours on 4/18/84; Eaton Machine Shop, Gordon Cooper 20 hours in Feb. 1985; Machine Shop IV, 60 hours, Gordon Cooper April 1985; Eaton Certificates – High Standard of Attendance, Fixed Gages, Optical Comparators, Basic Linear Instruments, Dial/Digital Indicators, Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing, Surface Texture,  Blueprint Reading, and Surface Plate Equipment.       He enjoyed water skiing, scuba diving and motorsports. Bruce was preceded in death by his dad, Eric Bruce Hardin, Jr., and his grandparents: Jack & Walsie Tomlinson and Eric Bruce Hardin, Sr. and Blanche Hardin. Survived include:  His wife: Cindy Macsas-Hardin; 2 Daughters: Jade Hardin and Savanah Hardin-Terrell; His faithful German Shepherd, Jackson; Mother: Thelma Tomlinson-Hardin and a sister: Sharon Hardin-Hawkins.