Bruce P. Corbin CHESAPEAKE - Bruce P. Corbin, 69,
passed away Feb. 5, 2008, in Cedar Manor. A native of
Exmore, Va., he was retired from the City of Norfolk
Police Department and was also employed with the
Virginia State Police as a roadside assistant. Mr.
Corbin is survived by his wife, Carol P. Corbin; his
mother, Helen P. Corbin of Nassawadox; two daughters,
Leah C. Sturgis of Bell Haven and Mea C. Payne of
Newport News; three sons, Harry A. Corbin of Exmore,
Chris Corbin of Salisbury, Md. and Steve Peterson of
Oakton, Va.; seven grandchildren; and five
great-grandchildren. A funeral will be conducted at 2
p.m. Friday at Hollomon- Brown Funeral Home, Great
Bridge Chapel. Burial will follow in Chesapeake
Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends at
the funeral home from 7 to 8 p.m. today. Condolences
may be offered to the family at
www.hollomon-brown.com.
Bruce shot with us for a time. He always enjoyed it but health issues caused him to drop out. He shot as ‘Virginian’. Remembering Bruce, I’ll tell a cowboy story on him.
At his first shoot, I gave him my standard new shooter lecture. Stay safe, listen to the RO, there isn’t a target out there you can’t hit, you aren’t going to win anything today so have fun and don’t lose your mind when the beep goes off.
Being a Norfolk cop as long as he was, he was like me. Thousands of rounds down range in training over his career. Double action duty weapons.
Bruce came to the line for the first time. I had the clock. I reminded him of what I’d told him and asked if he was ready. He said he was and said his line. I started him and he pulled one of his shiny new revolvers. He’s pulling the trigger so hard he’s starting to tremble. I leaned over his shoulder and said, “Bruce, you have to cock it.”
The old time training took over.
Godspeed, Bruce Corbin. Rest in peace my friend.
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