John Bradley

1920 - 2011

JOHN C. "JACK" BRADLEY

ASHEVILLE - John C. "Jack" Bradley died in Asheville, N.C., on September 18, of cancer at the age of 91. Jack was born in Idaho Falls, ID, on August 12, 1920. His father died when he was six, prompting the family to move to Washington, D.C., where Jack attended Central High School, and attended George Washington University. He enlisted in the Marine Corps in March, 1943, was commissioned after six months, and married Harriet Fisher in May, 1943. As a marine he became attached to the Office of Strategic Services, spending time in Southeast Asia. After the war he earned a degree from George Washinton University School of Law, then joined the F.B.I. as a special agent. In 1953, he left the Bureau for a private law firm, Rice, Carpenter & Carraway, where he practiced for 30 years. During this time, he lived in McLean, VA and was active in civic affairs. He was president of the McLean Citizens Association and a founder of the Langley Club. He was also a member of the OSS Society and the Chevy Chase Club. He spent the last few years of his career as an Administrative Law Judge, retiring in 1987. In 1984, Jack and Happy left McLean, VA, for the Outer Banks, where they lived for 16 years before moving to the Deerfield Episcopal Retirement Community in Asheville in 2000. He will be remembered as a man of honor and integrity.

Jack is survived by his wife, Harriet "Happy" Bradley; his three children, J. Curtis Bradley, Karen Bradley Burnett, and Stephen Scott Bradley; and by his four grandchildren, Jennifer, Stephen, Carlyle, and Christopher.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be sent to the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center in Asheville, N.C.