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Edward Bray Obituary

Edward F. BRAY Edward Bray was born in Dublin, Ireland on October 29, 1930 and passed away on December 30, 2011. He traveled to the US in 1954, and joined the United States Air Force, serving for 8 years. He settled in Seattle where he met and married the love of his life Patricia (Martin). Eddie worked in construction and retired from the Lake Washington school district as the district locksmith and hardware specialist. Eddie was a scrapper, a storyteller, and always had a twinkle in his eye and a grin on his face. He loved to camp & fish on the coast, spending time with the Irish Heritage Club, and anything sweet. He never met a stranger. Eddie is preceded in death by his wife Patricia, his parents Andrew and Margaret Bray, his brother Frank and his sister Una. He is survived by his son Sean (Shannon), daughter Colleen Brunelle (Matt), and siblings Maureen, Danny, Greta, Eileen, and Leo. He was extremely fond of his grandchildren Maximus, Larkin, Sibeal, Braeden and Liam. A rosary will be held at Holy Family Church in Kirkland at 7pm on Thursday, January 5th. A mass of Christian burial will be held also at Holy Family on January 6th at 11:00 AM.

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Published by The Seattle Times on Jan. 1, 2012.

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Monica McPherson

January 4, 2012

Eddie was a bright light, And now he and his love Paddy,Will watch over all of us.
Thank you for sharing your life, your stories, your love.
And leaving Sean & Colleen All the Wonderful Memories
Love & miss you
Monica Anne

Laurey&Mike Wittman

January 3, 2012

Dear Sean, Our deepest symphony goes out to you and your family. You are in our in are thoughts and prayers! Love, The Wittman family

Martin, Isabella O'Malley

January 2, 2012

Our sincere sympathy to Sean and Colleen. Sorry we cannot be at the Rosary and Funeral-we are down in Az. Our prayers and thoughts are with you
Martin and Isabella O'Malley

January 1, 2012

Eddie was a darling man. I was lucky to have met him. All my love, Julie McKay

January 1, 2012

Sean and Colleen, you are in our thoughts and prayers. Pat and Eddie are together and dancing! And Eddie and Jim Sr. are talking and talking and talking. Your sadness will continue but so will the blessings. God is so good. All our love, Clare and Frank Lyons

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