[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 159 (Wednesday, September 26, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S6338]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       REMEMBERING FRANK BRADLEY

 Mr. RUBIO. Mr. President, today I pay tribute to the memory of 
Frank Bradley, a lifelong Tallahassee, FL, resident who owned a famed 
local country store and was well regarded as a consummate southern 
gentleman.
  Frank Bradley was born on July 11, 1925, in Tallahassee and served 
his country honorably in the U.S. Navy during World War II. When he 
came home from the war, he began working in his father's family store, 
Bradley's Country Store. In 1970, Frank added a packinghouse to the 
store, with products still made from his grandmother Mary's 1910 
recipe.
  He also began to host the store's annual Old Fashioned Fun Day, which 
brings in thousands of visitors each year. Frank retired from the store 
in 2008, leaving it in the hands of his daughter Janet. His lesson for 
her was to treat their customers with respect as if they are always 
right.
  Frank was dedicated to improving his community and worked to address 
issues affecting residents, including leading the charge to pave a 
portion of Old Centerville Road. While he sought for the entire road to 
be paved to the Georgia line, he accepted a compromise of 2 miles.
  I express my sincere condolences to his wife Lillian, two daughters 
Janet Bradley Parker and Julie Bradley Obrecht, six grandchildren, and 
one great-grandson. May God bless his family during this time of 
loss.

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