GORDON BRADSHAW

BRADSHAW
It's with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved husband, dad, grandpa, brother, uncle, and friend. Gordon Bradshaw passed peacefully in his sleep February 14, 2026 after a short, but courageous battle with lung cancer. Gord was known for his warm heart, ability to find the funny side of life and make others laugh.

He was born in Saskatoon, SK but grew up on the farm in Milden. He and his brothers were fondly known as the Bradshaw boys, always causing a little bit of mischief. Gord was the youngest but tallest and most handsome of the three. In his youth he could often be found on or near the ice, playing hockey or cheering on his local team. He liked most sports, participating in bowling, slow pitch and later coaching softball. He also enjoyed fishing, ice fishing, sledding, darts, crosscountry skiing, and wobbly pops with friends. Gord and Judith were longtime season ticket holders of the Thunder Bay Border Cats. They made several trips to Toronto to watch the Jays play. He had a love for cars and somehow saved up the money to buy himself a Dodge Super Bee in his late teens. He left home and moved to the big city of Calgary, where in 1973 he met his soulmate Judith. They married a year later and moved to Saskatoon in 1976. Gord was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma on his 25th birthday but after a 3 year fight, he won, and was pronounced cancer free.

He became a father in 1980 and again in 1982. He loved being a dad, always encouraging his girls to be the best they could. Whether that was in sports, music, plays, or school. They always knew that he had their backs in times of trouble. He loved teaching them life skills, like changing a tire, or how to do armpit noises. "Pull my finger" or "I stepped on a duck" were phrases he said often. He couldn't go anywhere without running into someone he knew even at a TransCanada rest stop in the middle of nowhere. Family reunions were always a special treat with the one armed fiddler, kick the can, wheelchair races, and the epic baseball games.

Gord loved pranks and practical jokes, he gave as good as he got. They were always harmless and good natured, his mother-in-law often got random sales calls that ended with them both laughing. Sometimes he would be unable to explain what had happened, for laughing so hard. Jump scares were one of his favourite past times, Halloween was never safe.

He enjoyed driving, with many long TransCanada trips between Saskatoon and Thunder Bay. He put that passion to use in his career path. He worked for Porter Trucking in both Calgary and later, Saskatoon until the family moved to Thunder Bay in 1996. After the move, Gord worked first for Monson Trucking before changing careers. He then worked as a Thunder Bay Transit operator for 21 years, until he retired in 2022. It was a job that was well suited to his friendly personality. Over the years many of his co-workers became his friends. Many of them visited him while he was in hospital.

He and Judith had just started to enjoy their retirement, travelling to Scotland several times as well as cruises in the Caribbean. He loved being a Grandpa, letting the grandkids do things his girls were never allowed to do. The cupboard and freezer were always filled with snacks for them, but often found their way into his belly. If "I'm just resting my eyes" was an Olympic sport Gord would have won gold.

Gord was Judith's rock when she was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma in 2019, he held her hand through all her treatments, never leaving her side. When he received his own diagnosis he took it with grace and fought as hard as he could.

His family would like to give a heartfelt thanks to all the nurses and doctors who cared for him during his illness, especially Dr. Ibrahim, Dr. Everall, Tammy, Lisa, Rene, Melissa, Savannah, Amanda, Sheri and the rest of the staff on 2N & 2S at St. Joe's Hospital.

He will be deeply missed by his soulmate, wife of almost 52 years, Judith, daughters Amy (Scott) Cashaback and Katherine (Ben) Shaw, grandchildren Edward and Madison Cashaback and Isabelle and Ewan Shaw, brothers Alan (Marg), Lyle (Edna), sisters Donna (Reid) Lonsberry, Sandra (Neil) Moen, sisters in law Carolyn Anderson and Christine Parker and brother in law David (Ren) Anderson as well as numerous cousins, nieces and nephews in Canada and the UK.

He was predeceased by his parents Hugh and Doreen Bradshaw, in laws John and Mary Anderson, brothers in law Ronald Parker and Dave Kowalchuk, sister in law Susan Kowalchuk and niece Michelle Parker.

At his request he was cremated and no service will be held. A celebration of life will be held in both Thunder Bay and Milden, Saskatchewan at a later date.

"I'll see you later Martha, 10-4, Over and out."
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