[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 23 (Monday, February 26, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E206]
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                 TRIBUTE TO DR. WILLIAM F. BRADLEY, DVM

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                           HON. DENNIS MOORE

                               of kansas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, February 26, 2001

  Mr. MOORE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to the late Dr. 
William F. Bradley, a veterinarian from Douglas County, Kansas, who 
passed away recently, after a full life that was dedicated to his 
family, his veterinary practice, and service to his community.
  Dr. Bradley exemplified the kind of individual whose selfless 
dedication to others forms the glue that has held together so many 
Kansas communities over the past century. He is best known in Lawrence, 
Kansas, for his longtime service on the school board for Lawrence and 
Douglas County, where he served for four years as board president. 
Additionally, he spent many years as Wakarusa Township trustee and was 
an active participant in local Republican Party politics. His wife, 
Bev, was twice elected Douglas County Commissioner as the Republican 
candidate. More importantly, though, Dr. Bradley was a founding member 
of the O'Connell Youth Ranch and a founder of the Lawrence Boys Club.
  An active member of several local service organizations, 4-H groups 
and the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce, with Bev, Dr. Bradley was a 
devoted father to six sons. He epitomized the public-spirited pillar of 
our communities who does so much in towns and cities across the United 
States to bring people together to solve problems and constructively 
face challenges. His sense of duty touched many lives in Douglas County 
and in Lawrence; I was proud to represent him in Congress and I join 
with my constituents in mourning his loss.
  Mr. Speaker, I place into the Congressional Record an obituary for 
Dr. William F. Bradley that was carried by the Lawrence Journal-World 
and I am pleased to have this opportunity to take note of our loss.

         [From the Lawrence Journal-World (KS), Jan. 28, 2001]

                           William F. Bradley

       Services for William Ferdie Bradley, 74, Lawrence, will be 
     at 2 p.m. Thursday at the First Presbyterian Church in 
     Lawrence. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.
       Bradley died Friday, Jan. 26, 2001, at his home.
       He was born Feb. 16, 1926, in Topeka, the son of Aubrey J. 
     Bradley and Neta Bernice (Davis) Bradley.
       He was raised on a farm near Blue Mound and attended Unity 
     Township and Blue Mound schools before going to college at 
     Kansas State University, where he earned his bachelor's 
     degree in 1949 and his doctor of veterinary medicine degree 
     in 1953.
       Bradley practiced veterinary medicine in Mexico, Mo., then 
     served in the U.S. Army until 1957. He then established the 
     Bradley Veterinary Hospital in Lawrence. He sold the practice 
     to his son, John S. Bradley, when he retired in 1990.
       Bradley served on the Lawrence School Board for 11 years, 
     four years as president. He was active in the Masonic Lodge 
     and the Lawrence Host Lions Club. He was the Wakarusa 
     Township trustee for many years, a 4-H leader for the 
     Meadowlark and Kanza 4-H clubs and a trustee for the Kansas 
     State University Alumni Assn. He was a member of numerous 
     veterinary associations, the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce, 
     the Kansas Association of Commerce and Industry and the 
     American Hereford Assn. He also served as an associate 
     professor of biological sciences at Baker University for 
     several years.
       He was also a founding member of the O'Connell Youth Ranch 
     and was a founder of the Lawrence Boys Club.
       He married Beverly Ann Torrens on Aug. 23, 1953, in 
     Independence. She survives of the home.
       Other survivors include five sons, William Jr. of Jackson, 
     Wyo., Roger Sebastapol, Calif., Philip and John, both of 
     Lawrence, and Kent, Wichita; one foster son, Greg Evans, 
     Lawrence; three brothers, Aubrey Jr., Wichita, H. Keith, 
     Lenexa, and Wayne, Louisburg; one sister, Idabelle Ostrum, 
     Houston; seven grandchildren; and one foster grandchild.
       The family will meet friends from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. 
     Wednesday at Warren-McElwain Mortuary.
       The family suggests memorials to Pet Trust at Kansas State 
     University in care of the College of Veterinary Medicine or 
     the Douglas County 4-H Foundation, sent in care of the 
     mortuary.

     

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