JOHN BRADLEY

FORT WORTH -- John Golden "Brad" Bradley, entered eternal life peacefully on Saturday morning, Feb. 2, 2013, during his 94th year. Memorial service: 2 p.m. Friday in Leonard Chapel at First United Methodist Church of Fort Worth. Immediately following the service, the family will receive friends in the church's Wesley Hall. He will be laid to rest privately next to his wife, Monnie, in Greenwood Memorial Park. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, consideration of contributions to The Union Gospel Mission, Box 2144, Fort Worth, Texas 76113-2144, or to a charity of one's choice, in Brad's memory, is suggested. Born in Pittsburgh, Pa., on Aug. 26, 1918, Brad was the son of Marguerite Katherine Golden and John Franklin Bradley. He graduated from California State Teachers University and immediately joined the United States Air Force. Pilot training took him to San Antonio, where he met and married Margaret "Monnie" Enloe. Together, they reared their three daughters as he was stationed around the U.S. and Japan. Upon retiring from active duty, he began his second career as an executive with Loop Cold Storage Co. After his enjoyable business career, life brought them to Fort Worth to be near beloved children and grandchildren. An avid golfer, Brad spent many days playing at River Crest Country Club, as well as Spanish Wells in Florida and Tripoli in Milwaukee, Wis. After Monnie's death, Brad was given another happy chapter in life, when he married Claire Snyder McDermott. With her, he gained a new family to lead and love. Their wedding included 16 of their great-grandchildren, and the last two years of his life were filled with companionship and laughter. Brad will be remembered as a wonderful husband, father, grandfather and friend, who lived his life well, serving, sacrificing, providing for and leading his family until his last days. His legacy of loving God and country will live on through the lives of his family, and he will be remembered by his daughters as a precious picture of our strong and loving heavenly Father. He was preceded in death by his parents; sister; his wife of 67 years, Margaret Enloe Bradley; son-in-law, W. Kent Riley; and great-grandson, West Bayliss Riley. II Corinthians 1:3 Praise be to our God and father of the Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of all compassion and God of comfort. Survivors: In addition to his wife, Claire Snyder Bradley, Brad is survived by his daughters, Barbara Bradley Riley, Jane Scott Bradley, Anne Bradley Courtney; grandchildren, Amy Riley Connor and her husband, Rory, Alexa Bradley Riley, Caroline Riley Carberry and her husband, Michael, Edward Everett Storm IV, Ashleigh Storm Jochens and her husband, Daryl, John Martin Courtney and his wife, Siugi, James Alexander Courtney and Robert William Courtney III; great-grandchildren, Finn, Jon Riley, and Townes Connor and Ryleigh and Reese Jochens. In addition, Brad is further survived by his "fourth daughter," Mary Ellen Davenport and her husband, Alan, Gerald "Buz" McDermott Jr. and his wife, Kathy, Thomas Snyder McDermott and his wife, Linda, and Michael Sean McDermott and his partner, Stan Tucker, and their families. Robertson Mueller Harper Funerals & Cremations 1500 Eighth Ave., 817-924-4233 To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of JOHN BRADLEY please visit our Sympathy Store.