Eulogy I am speaking on behalf of our parents, Doris and Ian that could not be here today due to health issues, and my sister Dauna to give a perspective of Brad and his impact in his earlier years. Dauna, Jon, Sarah and I celebrated Brad’s life at his favorite local Mexican restaurant last night and tears were shed, but we had an equal amount of laughter as we reminisced about Brad and the times we shared as a family. One common theme emerged – Brad never said a mean or unkind word about any one, but he also had a wit that was razor sharp and could encourage you as well as make you understand when you were being less than reasonable. Although quite in nature, it was always a short period of time before Brad would have any group in a room migrate towards him. It was part of his natural charm and ability to make lite of difficult situations and identify humor in common situations. The best way for me to describe Brad from our family’s perspective is to relate my personal perspective of Brad’s impact on me. Brad was my teacher for 52 years and he taught me – 1. How to keep the money under the monopoly board while we were playing outside on the 3rd floor ledge of our apartment in Spain so the money wouldn’t blow away. The fact the ledge had no protective fence or barrier was not important, it was a lesson for me to understand the value of organization!! 2. When I saw him and my sister (Dauna) carrying presents on Christmas Eve into the living room – I told him Santa wasn’t real. Brad explained to me because we were stationed abroad Santa needed to use the US military’s help to find me and Santa had delivered them to the US government – Dauna and Brad were just delivering under instructions of Santa – Worked for a couple of years and taught me to always believe in the imagination!! 3. He broke my tie to “blanky” by having me move down one stair on my bottom one-at-a time away from my direr friend (blanky). Until over several weeks I reached the bottom stair with my blanky at the top – breaking me of my dependence – leading me to my next lesson Brad – Patience. Today he has taught me the lesson of grief, loss and love – and again even the difficult lessons are important. Leaving me with the most important lesson Brad has ever taught me – Our time together is precious and he has left behind the most valuable reminder – his children!! They represent a piece of an important person in my life, but one of the most important in theirs!! I share their love, admiration, and pain at their loss. But, I also know that I get to share Brad in each of them Thank you for coming to celebrate Brad’s life with his family, coworkers, and friends. I encourage you to share your own personal story with his children so that they can understand how many people, and how in so many different ways Brad touched us all.