Nassau, The Bahamas - Prime Minister and Minister of Finance the Rt. Hon. Perry Christie said, on October 11, 2012, that the late Bruce Braynen was "a quiet man, a mild-mannered man, a gentle-man but, my, what a warrior he was all the same."

"He was fearless, resolute, reliable, steadfast, and yes, stalwart in his convictions and in his commitment to the struggle for a fairer and more just society," Prime Minister Christie said at Mr. Braynen's funeral, at St. Mary the Virgin Anglican Church, Virginia Street.

"Yes, Bruce was a quiet but influential 'freedom-fighter', firstly, in joining with other kindred spirits of his day in struggling for the economic empowerment of black Bahamians and, secondly, in his political involvement in one of the most defining periods of our modern history," Prime Minister Christie added. Mr. Braynen was a former vice-president of the Senate and member of the House of Assembly.

Prime Minister Christie offered his sympathies to the children and other surviving relatives of Mr. Braynen on behalf of him, his wife, Bernadette, and the Government and people of The Bahamas, including "the family of the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) to which Bruce Braynen gave so much of himself during his long years of dedicated struggle."

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