Bruce E. Reynolds, 69, of Tampa, Fla., where he has lived for 40 years.
He was born in Jamestown, N.Y., the son of the late Ann Alm and James Reynolds, and the late Bill Alm, his stepfather, who raised him in Lakewood, N.Y.
A graduate from Southwestern Central School and Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. He was an U.S Air Force veteran serving four years. He also had his private pilots license and drove over the road in a semi truck for many years.
Preceding him in death are his parents; son, Stefan; and brother, Jon Reynolds.
Surviving are son, Troy Reynolds and daughter, Stacy Garcia, both of New Jersey; brother, Randy (Jarzette) Alm of Falconer; and sister, Sally Bowen of Lakewood.
patriotic american from afar. reporter: liberty island was slammed by superstorm sandy, closed for eight months. now another shutdown. what does it mean for to you visit the statue of liberty? freedom, liberty. that s why i m in america. so, to hear that the government is shutting down, it s like, what have we come to? reporter: stacy garcia is among the last visitors to the island. lady liberty. reporter: along with a government shutdown comes closure of the nation s national parks, including lady liberty. for folks coming to new york to see the iconic statue of liberty, this may be their last chance in cho knows how long. it s going to be awful. it will also damage the economy in ways nobody has bothered to calculate yet. it s mindless. reporter: with more than 280 million visitors a year from yosemite to the grand canyon, now 400 national parks are
that s $17 per ticket for adults. that s big money. even more than the money, it s the fact that there are folks that, you know, this is a once in a lifetime opportunity for a lot of folks. reporter: an opportunity that means a lot for so many. like stacy garcia. poppy harlow, cnn, new york. you ve bundled the kids onto the plane, you ve flown 14 hours, whatever it is, and you want to go it s your big moment. you ve been wheying for it, saved up for it. you want to go to the statue of liberty and they re like, sorry. doesn t seem fore. we re sorry. on behalf of all of us here in the united states, sorry. i m not american so i don t have to apologize. true. the house did wrap up for the night, less than an hour ago. they continued working even though the government shutdown went into effect about three hours ago now. take a look at the late debate on the house floor. you re bowing to the
reporter: liberty island was slammed by superstorm sandy and closed for eight months. now another shutdown. what does it mean for you to visit the statue of liberty? freedom, liberty. that s why i m in american so to hear that the government is shutting down, it s like, what have we come to? reporter: stacy garcia is among the last visitors to the island. welcome aboard, statue lady liberty. reporter: the national parks will shut down and that includes lady liberty. for folks chg to new york to see lady liberty this may be their last chance in who knows how long. with more than 280 million visitors a year from yellowstone to yosemite, more than 400 national parks are now closed.
is big money. even more than the money, it s the fact that there are folks that, you know, this is a once in a lifetime opportunity for a lot of folks. reporter: an opportunity that means a lot for so many like stacy garcia. poppy harlow, cnn, new york. our thanks to poppy. in colorado the worst news possible. five hikers missing after a massive rock slide and all five are dead. authorities say the rock wall on a hiking train southwest of denver gave way machine morning. the hikers were apparently hit by those rocks, killing them as they made their way past a scenic waterfall. it looks like there was a cliff bank above the falls and it looks like it slid off of that cliff area above the falls, slid down through the fall areas. we are at a bit of a loss right now just exactly how we are going to move those boulders. we are going in there with a small team as possible to get the job done as fast as we can