Honorable Eugene Brune

Trustee

Gene Brune is Mayor Emeritus of the City of Somerville. Gene is an Army veteran who was part of the Occupational Forces in Japan at the end of World War II. He went on to be a project manager in the steel fabrication industry and then: a Somerville Alderman in the 70s; Mayor in the 80s; Register of Deeds in the 90s, 00s, and 10s; and a published author in 2013. He holds scores of honors, including the Somerville High School Field House and the Cambridge Health Alliance Adolescent Wing that are named after him. He was the 2019 recipient of the Chamber of Commerce Lifetime Achievement Award as well as the Tufts University Presidents Medal. He has two daughters, six grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren.

Contact him at: eugeneC79@comcast.net