Brian Ross Bradley

NEWPORT NEWS - Brian Ross Bradley, 47, passed away June 24, 2006 at Mary Immaculate Hospital, Newport News. He was born at Reese AFB Hospital in Lubbock, Texas on June 18, 1959. Brian is survived by his loving parents, Fred and Alice Bradley; a son, Alexander of Copperopolis, Calif.; a sister, Jackie Bradley from Little Rock, Ark.; his companion, Barbara McCarty of Newport News. Having traveled the United States with his family and to Japan during his early years, Brian returned to Japan later in his life. He graduated from high school in New Jersey, where he excelled in football and baseball. Next, he attended Texas Lutheran University prior to starting his working career. Brian had managed restaurants in Stockton, Calif. before being hired as traffic manager for Sysco, a food distribution company. Brian returned to Virginia in 2004 for health reasons and to be closer to his parents. He was liked by all who knew him and was always a kind and loving person. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 27, 2006 at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, Hampton. A funeral service will be conducted there at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, June 28 by the Rev. L. Douglas Stowe and the Rev. Edmund T. Freeborn, III. In lieu of flowers the family requests that memorial donations be sent to the Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, Memorial Fund. Arrangements by R. Hayden Smith Funeral Home.