Bruce DeHaven’s wife Kathy DeHaven is the mother of their two children, Toby and Annie. Toby’s actually attending Canisius as a freshman right now, and AnnieMaude is still in high school. They call her AMaude. I think it’s a pretty cool name. Kathy’s last listed address was Buffalo, New York. This was probably updated when Bruce worked for the Bills, but I think she probably just forgot to update it when he moved to the Panthers organization. This is pretty common. As an aside, Kathy’s niece set up her Facebook account for her back in 2011. Coincidentally, that was about the time young people about the age of Kathy’s kids started losing interest in using Facebook. Hmm…
The big piece of information that must be mentioned with Kathy and Bruce is Bruce’s diagnosis of prostate cancer. He was diagnosed almost a year ago, and he had to make up his mind whether he wanted to retire immediately or keep coaching special teams. The organization told him they’d pay for his healthcare and get him the best treatments. That’s a stand-up thing to do. The doctor gave him a fairly short window to live. From my understanding, doctors tend to be conservative in these matters. Bruce chose to continue coaching. Bruce DeHaven’s wife Kathy is taking things one day at a time. Very recently, she posted on social media to wish her husband a happy birthday and that she’d drink a “cool beverage” in his honor. That’s got to be rough to have your husband away on his birthday, especially when he’s got prostate cancer.
The good news for Bruce and Kathy is the Panthers are still in the running for a title. Personally, I don’t have any opinion of the Panthers (contrary to what some readers might think). However, now that I know Bruce is coaching with cancer, I’d rather the Panthers win. Also, the Broncos just beat the Patriots, so that hurts. Bruce DeHaven’s wife Kathy will likely attend the game. She knows how much it means to Bruce.
