George Melville Bradley Jr.

George Melville Bradley Jr. passed away peacefully in Leesburg, VA, on Monday, October 30, 2023. 

He was born December 23, 1928, in Washington, DC, the son of the late George Melville Bradley Sr. and Martha Eleanor Williams. He spent his childhood years in the District and in Shady Side, MD. 

A graduate of the University of Maryland and a veteran of both the United States Army and the United States Naval Reserve, he worked for the United States Census Bureau in Washington, DC, where he met his late wife, Mary Elizabeth Bradley. They were married October 27, 1951, in Temple Hills, MD. 

They lived in France and Greece before settling in Northern Virginia. George went on to a long and distinguished career at the Central Intelligence Agency, doing secretive things that he never talked about. 

George is survived by his children and their spouses: George Bradley and Lorri Lofvers, Karen and Peter Addams, Joyce and Michael Shanholtzer, and David and Susan Bradley; grandchildren Carolyn, Elizabeth, Caroline, Patrick, Jennifer, Michael, Adam, Annie and Emily; six great-grandchildren; and sister Carol Bradley Ennis. He was preceded in death by his wife of 63 years, and his beloved granddaughter Mary Anne.

Visitation and memorial service will begin at 10 am Tuesday November 7 at Colonial Funeral Home, 201 Edwards Ferry Road NE, Leesburg, VA 20176. Burial following the service in Union Cemetery in Leesburg. 

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Loudoun County Parks, Recreation and Community Services Home-Delivered Meals Program, PRCS Office, 742 Miller Drive SE, Leesburg, VA 20175; or Loudoun County Animal Shelter 42225 Adoption Drive, Leesburg, VA 20175.