Alvin (Al) Eugene Brady

Alvin (Al) Eugene Brady, 67, went peacefully home to the Lord on the December 22, 2011, with his loving family by his side. His passing follows a courageous battle with kidney cancer. He will be greatly missed by his family and friends. Al loved his family more than anything and was more concerned about their well-being than his own up until the end. Al was born August 17, 1944 in Greer, South Carolina, to Grace (Thurston) and William Brady. He married Patricia “Pat” L. Tank on November 22, 1975 in Silvis, Illinois and they shared 36 wonderful years of marriage. They have two children, Jason Brady, McKinney, Texas, and Jennifer Carr, Durant. They have three grandchildren, Zoe and Jagger Brady and Brinlee Carr, all of Durant. Al graduated from Flint Central High School in Flint, Michigan, and received his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from SOSU, in Durant. He began his career as an engineer at GM in Flint and then at John Deere in Silvis, Illinois. He was a police officer, sheriff’s deputy, and a proud United States Marine. Later in life, he was owner of Al Brady Motors and Brady’s Athletic Shoes. After retirement, he enjoyed spending time with his family, going to AMVETS activities, and computers. He was a little league baseball coach, a Durant High School Booster Club President, an ELKS member, an AMVETS Post 35 officer, and a member of First Baptist Church, Durant. He enjoyed anything to do with his grandkids, including being the Veteran at the schools on Veteran’s Day and creating slideshows for the kids’ school years. He is survived by his loving wife, Pat, of the home; his son, Jason Brady, McKinney; and his daughter and son-in-law, Jennifer and Brandon Carr, Durant; grandchildren; his brother, Jim and wife, Gayle Brady of Flint, Michigan; and his sister, Millie and husband, Bake Baker of Okmulgee, Oklahoma, numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Mr. Brady is preceded in death by his parents; brother, Billy Brady; sister, Wilma “Totsie” Mullins; and niece, Linda (Atherton) Arnett. Family hour will be from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Monday, December 26, 2011, at Brown’s Funeral Service in Durant. Relatives and friends are invited to a celebration of Al’s life with services beginning at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 27, 2011, at First Baptist Church in Durant. Rev. James Robinson will officiate. Military interment will follow at Highland Cemetery in Durant. Serving as pallbearers will be Tom Garner, Tom Bowen, Bart Rustin, Jason French, Ed Winkelbauer and Mike Tank. Honorary pallbearers are Brandon Carr, Kenny Ervin, Bill Haney, Ralph Tank, Scott Tank, O’dell Headrick, Charlie Stiefer and members of AMVETS Post 35. In lieu of flowers, donations can be sent to Action to Cure Kidney Cancer Association, 150 West 75th Street, Suite 4, New York, NY, 10023 or http://www.ackc.org/donate/ or First Baptist Church, Durant. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.brownsfuneralservice.com. Services are under the direction of Brown’s Funeral Service, Durant. PDF Printable Version

Alvin (Al) Eugene Brady

August 17, 1944 - December 22, 2011