Contributions to the tribute of Gertrude J. Brady

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Suzanne posted a condolence

From Suzanne, a few more remembrances to add to Lee Ann's beautiful tribute to Grandma... I remember gum drop trees and Christmas cards strung on string on the walls during the holidays.

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Lee Ann posted a condolence

Grandma I remember your beautifully set table, with a delicious fruit salad and the best mashed potatoes I've ever tasted. I remember what a hard worker you were. I remember your beautiful hair. I remember your pretty singing voice and your poems. I remember the pretty boxes with chocolate Easter bunnies in them. I remember your car, a Dodge Swinger, and how I thought you were the coolest grandmother to be driving it.I remember how you would sneak a dollar in Col's and my pocket, so mom and dad wouldn't see. I remember when you saved Col from choking on a candy. I remember how nicely you and grandpa and Aunt Micky and Uncle Bob treated me, when I came to California. I remember your mobile home and how nicely decorated it was. I remember the nice meal you prepared for Bart and I in your mobile home. I remember when I called you from Utah to tell you about the birth of Jillian and how excited you were. Grandma: We were so lucky to have had you in our lives for so long. We'll all miss you very much. I hope God takes really good care of you. Say hi to grandpa for me.

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Jackie Van Duyne posted a condolence

Dear Brady Family: My brother (Bobby McGrogan) and I are so sorry for your loss. The Brady name is part of our past, but we remember it fondly. We lived on Rockland and Taft Avenues. Your Mom was such a beautiful woman. Always cheerful and very friendly. You and you family will be remembered in our prayers. May God comfort you during this hard time. Love to all of you, Jackie

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Dustin posted a condolence

Dear Grandma, I wish you were still with us, but I know that it was God's time to take you home. As Father George said, you will always be with us when we sing your songs and recite your poems. I will always remember our tea parties, scrambled eggs with ketchup, and warm, buttery toast. You taught me how to be an egg chef. I will always remember how you snuck money into my pocket for a burger or for lunch. I remember watching Cartoon Network with you every morning when I was really young. I always had fun with you. You always put my little boats and floaties in the bathtub and my wading pool on the porch. I loved eating at the little children's table with the folding chairs and umbrella. You would sit in your rocking chair and tell me about Bright's Farm. I remember picking the green rocks in your mobile home yard and all the tiny pine cones. I want to thank you for sharing all of these memories that I will never forget. I love you Grandma. Love always, Dustin Brady Minter

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Colleen posted a condolence

Grandma I will never forget how you loved to feed the ducks and how you knew the names of all the different kinds. Or how you would sit on the floor and build legos with Michael and Kyle. And when it was a holiday or the boy's birthdays, you would always send a card and use their middle names. But most of all I will never forget how you always included Bradshaw in every card and package you sent.

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Maureen posted a condolence

Dear Grandma, I have so many memories of you that I don't know where to begin! Of course, I remember my childhood memories of tea parties, jello with Cool Whip, and cookies. I remember the big holiday meals at the house in Paterson. All of my cousins and I would play in the sun parlor and bang away on the player piano. You always loved our "songs." You always made room for everyone at the dinner tables. I remember going to the shore with you and Grandpa, swimming in the pool, going to the Boardwalk, and looking for the O.B. Diner! I remember how we would light candles in the Children's Chapel at St. Joseph's Hospital. When you moved to California you were always nice to all of my friends. Your door was always open, and you were always ready to make a guest feel at home. You always took such good care of Peanuts and Cinders, and you loved Socrates too! I remember the many "Care" packages that you made for me. I remember the stories of Bright's Farm, Manhattan Shirt and St. Joe's. I remember your poems and songs; your memory will live on for me through those recitations by my son. You were always great with children, and your closeness with Dustin in his early years helped me through the roughest part of my life. Even at Rowland Rehabilitation, you would usually smile when you saw your Dustin. Perhaps my greatest memory of you would be the blessing that you would say at every family gathering. You would always "bless those near and far." God bless you Grandma. I really love you. Love, Your Reenie

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Thursday, August 10, 2017

Gertrude J. Brady

1908 - 2005

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