Bruce Allen Balton

Bruce Allen Balton of Milford, Pa. died unexpectedly at his home on Friday, Oct. 4. He was 56.

He was a loving husband, father brother, uncle, and best friend to all of us.

Son of the late Albert and Theresa Malin Balton, he was born May 17, 1957, in Queens, N.Y. He lived in Brooklyn and then New Hyde Park, N.Y., where he graduated from New Hyde Park Memorial High School.

He married Terry Elizabeth Kenneally Balton on July 19, 1986. They moved to Dingman Township 25 years ago, recently rebuilding their home that was lost to a fire two years ago. They had two children, Ryan Shawn, 24, and Dustin Patrick, 22.

He briefly attended the New York Institute of Technology and began working as a freelance camera motion and lighting technician in the film and television industry. He worked on thousands of television shows and films around the world. He won an Emmy Award in 1993 as a camera crane operator on the HBO Boxing show “In This Corner,” and he received Emmy nominations as a camera jib operator on the Grammy Awards in 2003 and the Tony Awards in 2009.

He was a former member of the Milford Volunteer Fire Department. He was a member of the International Cinematographers Guild International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees Local 600 and the National Association of Broadcast Employees and Technicians.

In addition to his wife and two children, survivors include his brothers, Christopher, Michael, and Robert; sister, Lori; and several nieces and nephews.

The family will hold a celebration of his life, open to the public, at the Dingmans Ferry United Methodist Church, 115 Myck Rd., Dingmans Ferry, Pa., on Sunday, Oct. 27, from 2 to 5 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, the family is accepting donations for a bench or streetlight to be installed in Milford in memory of Bruce and his parents, who were residents of Milford Borough. Donations may be made payable to the 501(c)3 non-profit “Milford Enhancement Committee” and sent to The Baltons, PO Box 68, Milford, PA 18337.