More detail on this person: James "Jim" Joseph
Bradley passed away Thursday, Aug. 25, 2016. Jim
was the third of 10 siblings born in Chicago,
Ill., in 1937. He graduated from St. Rita High
School and the University of Illinois. Upon
graduating, Jim entered the United States Marine
Corps. He completed flight school at NAS
Pensacola, Fla., where he met his bride-to-be,
Marge Southwood. After earning his wings, Jim
received orders to begin a cruise of the
Mediterranean. When he returned to the States in
1963, he and Marge were married. Jim served two
tours in Vietnam where he flew Sikorsky H-34
helicopters with HMM-162 and was the recipient of
numerous flying, combat and unit awards. Jim
returned to Pensacola, Fla., as a flight
instructor. After 18 months, he decided to leave
active duty to pursue a career as a commercial
pilot with Braniff International. He resigned from
the active service and joined the Marine Corps
Reserve. Jim retired as the deputy Marine Air
Group commander (MAG-41), with the rank of
colonel. Jim flew DC 8s, Boeing 707s and 747s for
Braniff. Jim continued to fly for the USMC Reserve
and Corporate Angel Flights. He embarked on a
career in commercial real estate with Booth Creek
Investments, Inc. where he was the VP of Sales
and Acquisitions. After 12 years, he left real
estate and entered the electronics and then the
medical industry. Jim volunteered his time for
many community and church endeavors. He
enjoyed golfing with his friends at RHCC and the
many conversations over the fence as they played
the 17th hole. His hobbies included golf, hunting,
fishing, flying and being "Grampa." He was
preceded in death by Flo Stanton; Beverly Brady;
and his parents, Florence and John Brady. Jim
leaves behind his wife, Marge; daughter, Christy;
son, Jim; son-in-law, Bob Latham; daughter-in-law,
Nikki Kunza and his grandchildren, Brady and Lucy
Latham. Family members: Shar and John Brady,
Mary Kay Brady, Bob Brady, Pat and Tom Brady,
Bette and Bill Brady, Diane and Dan Brady, Marge
and John Tofanelli, and Mary Kay and Michael
Brady. His girls and other family members: Becky
and David Moritz, Mary Pettigrew, Joanne and David
Merrill, Diane, and T.J Donnelly, Ann and Ron
Koonsman, Les Binkley, Sue and Ron Klein, and
Gaye and Dr. Bryant Manning.
Published in Star-Telegram on Aug. 29, 2016
This information was last updated 08/31/2016
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