Lois Bruhn Obituary

Lois was born in Minnesota in March of 1940 to Paul F and Margaret A Bruhn. Lois and her family moved to San Diego following the start of the Second World War when, her father, a Mechanical Engineer, was hired by Lockheed Aircraft.
Lois spent her entire academic life in San Diego. She graduated from Saint Charles Academy in 1954, Rosary High School, class of 1958, and San Diego State University, class of 1963. Lois Bruhn held a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and a Master of Science in Counseling and Guidance.
After college, she worked several years for the State of California as a counselor at the Youth Opportunity Center, helping disadvantaged teenagers and young adults find work and develop meaningful skills.
Lois later moved to the private sector, joining the HR Dept at Foodmaker Inc. where she was involved with development and implementation of training programs for the fast food business. She then took those same skills to the HR Department of Trusthouse Forte, the owners of Travel Lodge Hotels Inc.
Lois then joined the staff at the San Diego Community College District where she wrote training manuals for many of the district's trade programs. She became the Manager of Workforce Development for the SDCCD, which included management of grant writing and further workforce training activities as well as research, design and development of education programs and specialized teaching methods.
Following her graduation, Lois stayed active with the SDSU Alumni Association. She served as the President of the SDSU Alumni Association, the President of the SDSU College of Arts & Letters Alumni Chapter, and in 2003 received the SDSU Monty Award for Distinguished Alumni Service. When not organizing or fund-raising for the Alumni, she could always be found tailgating at Aztec football games.
Over the course of her life, Lois enjoyed traveling the world with friends. She toured numerous destinations on six of the seven continents.
Lois was also a longtime volunteer at The Immaculata Church on the USD campus. She was a regular usher on Sundays, organized receptions after funerals, and performed other lay duties.
Lois Bruhn is survived by her brother Paul (Donnelle), nephews Gregory (Hilary) and Eric, and numerous cousins and friends. She will be missed by all.
There will be a Funeral Mass at the Immaculata Church on the USD campus on Friday, Nov 15th at 11:00 AM with a reception at the church to follow.