Brad is truly missed. We met 20 years ago at the University of New Orleans at a frat party & I was instantly drawn to his his personality, spirit for life and sense of humor. Brad helped me become comfortable with my sexuality at that age while being away from home in college. I considered him to be my older gay brother. He was truly an amazing friend. In the mid 2000s there was a part of our lives where we were roommates, enrolled in all the same college courses, best friends and he was my boss at the Voodoo BBQ!  Throughout the 20 years of friendship we have always stayed in touch, visited each other often and spoke almost daily. There was never a boring moment with Brad, he was one of the most intelligent people I have ever met and I enjoyed listening to his perspective on life. We often swapped stories about our lives asking each other for advice but mainly just laughing. It was the feeling that no matter what happened, or what we said to each other- we were loved and never judged.  I will be remembering him forever and I am so grateful that he touched my life. I am thankful I was able to speak to him the day before he left us on what seemed to be a normal "catch up call" as we did often, especially on Mondays because he was often off from work. We would check in on each others lives like this, I never thought it would have been the last time I spoke to him. The night he passed I had experienced some kind of feeling in my throat I could not explain, almost like there was something stuck in there. I did not know exactly why or what it was, I forced myself to sleep to be prepared for work the next day. When I awoke, I picked a random T shirt to head to work in and it happened to be me "Alaska" T-shirt, one that  I did not wear often. When I arrived to work within 10 minutes I received a call from Lisa (Brad's mother) to share what had happened. I believe it was all a sign of Brad moving forward to his next chapter and I do feel it was a sign of him saying goodbye.

Brad was one of a kind and what I admired about him the most is that he never changed. He never felt the need to change no matter who was in the room and what their "status" was. I admire that about him. He lived his life to the fullest, I know he's doing that wherever he is now.  To Lisa and The Kingery's thank you for bringing him into this world, for all of us to share. My heart is with you forever. 

Happy Birthday Brad.

Vincent

In 2014, Bradley came in to apply for a manager role at the bar I was a manager/bartender at. I saw his scorpio tattoo on his wrist and my first thought was "he's hot".

He got hired, and I quickly realised I wasn't his type HOWEVER we bonded fast over our love for Harry Potter, chaotic and random nights out, and dreams of adventure and travel. We held a "no judgement" rule for each other, and I trusted him. 

Before he left for Alaska, we decided to get matching Deathly Hallows tattoos on the back of our necks.

Bradley was my favourite person to tell stories to, and I loved getting stories from him; he was my favourite friend for a bitch session. He came to visit me in Australia in 2019- and we had talked about him coming back in December 2024. 

I have so many memories shared with him, that I will keep close and treasure. I'm sad that there won't be any more.

Until "todarrow", my friend. 

Bless you, dear Brad.  

Cuz, Aunt Gary and all family & friends. We are sending our deepest condolences and pray for you all.  I wish I could have met Brad. We have a lot in common. You did a great job raising a stellar fellow and the love you showed him, he shared with the world.