Bradley J Gregory

Brad Gregory entered Jesus’ presence Tuesday Feb 3, 2026 at 6:35 pm. He was 74 years old. He was husband to Sue for 47 years, dad to Eric, Elijah, Jacob and Rachel (dad by marriage to Chase Norton) and brother to David and Stewart (brother in law to Belle) and grandpa to Penny, Jemma and Kessler Norton. He was also brother in law to Allison and Rich Fritz. His parents, Eddie and Kitty, had passed several years earlier.

He was born in Benicia, California on Jan 2, 1952. They moved every couple of years since his dad was in the civil service. While the moving meant constantly being the ‘new’ kid in school, Brad and his brothers had each other to rely on. They were 4 years apart from each other in age and quite capable of creating their own adventures. One time, Brad was home alone with David (around ages 12 and 8) and managed to convince David that Brad was a serial killer. David ended up chasing him around the kitchen with a knife, he was so scared. Brad was laughing so hard he could hardly speak, but did manage to talk him down. Stewart was always the most athletic and Brad and David liked to ‘show him off’. One time they had a friend over and told him to hide in the basement, then jump up and scare Stewart when he came down. Unbeknownst to the friend, the older brothers had given Stewart a
knife – telling him there was monster in the basement. I think Stewart was only around 5 or so. Stewart went downstairs, the friend jumped up and Stewart threw the knife quite efficiently – but did just miss his head. At the time, these antics were not looked upon kindly, but somehow – they seem funny in hindsight. During all the years of moving,

Brad actually was ended up in Texas at the same time Sue was there, although in different towns. She was 3 at the time and he would’ve been 9. Sue’s dad was in the army and she also moved every couple of years. The Lord brought them together in Davenport, Iowa when she was 16 and Brad was 22, in the spring of 1973. They dated a couple years, Sue went to college and they broke up. Then a year later they got back together. They married on Oct 1, 1978.

Brad’s life was full of passion and music. He definitely knew how to have fun. He played guitar and listened to all kinds of music – folk music and bluegrass were his favorite. He wrote the most beautiful love poems and children's stories. The best ones were bedtime stories he made up and told his children when they were little – a series of adventures had by the ‘blue eyed boy’ and the ‘brown-eyed boy’, who were brothers and lived in the jungle. (but they were NOT Elijah and Jacob). After Rachel was born he introduced Princess Yellowhair (who was NOT Rachel). Princess Yellowhair’s parents had died, so the brothers took care of her. They had all kinds of adventures and every story had a moral – like, be kind to others, don’t steal, don’t lie – you
get the picture.

He loved to have passionate discussions about politics and religion….some might call them a little too passionate. But he was always ready to have a discussion, the more controversial the topic the better. He loved to read all kinds of books – from sci fi to philosophy to history and science….and he really loved to share those books with his family and friends.

Sue was a Christian when they married, but Brad was not – and honestly, the first several years of their marriage had a lot of turmoil. But God had a plan. He brought healing and grace into their relationship and after a marital crises that seemed to be heading for divorce in 1994, Brad gave his life to Jesus. He and Sue decided to give their relationship to Jesus and stay married. No, it did not become a perfect marriage, but God continued to bless them and work miracles in their lives for the next 30 plus years. Brad started studying the bible – funny, for all his love of reading he had never spent time in the Word previously – and he grew in the Lord. He even ended up teaching an adult Sunday school class for several years. He also got involved in the
church’s drama group – writing skits and acting.

Brad loved, loved, loved his kids and his grandkids! He was so happy every time he became a dad (or grandpa). He spent a lot of time with them, being silly and joking around. He loved to shoot baskets with them and take bike rides around the neighborhood. And he was so proud of all of their accomplishments.

He will be missed – but we are so grateful to the Lord and His plan for saving Brad. Brad’s health had been drastically declining the last few
years and it was becoming difficult for him to get around. I know he is now in heaven – face to face with Jesus, in a glorious new body! Maybe
even shooting a few baskets. God is good!