Robert E. Brady

Robert Eugene Brady, born in Philadelphia, PA, died at 86 years old on July 17, 2021 in Vineland, NJ after developing severe bilateral pneumonia during a hospital stay for an unrelated medical issue. He was the youngest of 15 children born to Florence and Thomas Brady of Philadelphia PA, and up to his death, was their last surviving child. “Bob” was predeceased by his wife Shirley (nee Shirley Watkin, Camden NJ), and his eldest child Robert William Brady, while he leaves behind his two daughters: Sharon Cummings, JoAnn Driscoll, and his youngest son Steven Brady. Bob was a loving husband and father who used his work ethic, strong will, and heart to elevate his life and the lives of his family members to levels he never knew during his childhood. Always supportive to his wife, his amazing strength, and dedication to her was especially evident during her struggle with cancer and was an example of love not to be forgotten. His devotion to his children provided a parental template as they raised their own children. He was a strong family man who never failed to provide all that he could, every day. Bob was a beautifully uncomplicated man who appreciated the simple things in life and derived his pleasure from the deep personal connections he had with his siblings, his wife, his children, his grandchildren and his great grandchildren. Very proud of each of his four children, he almost never missed an event no matter what it was. The relatively underprivileged childhood he experienced in “the Neck” of Philadelphia not only served him well by teaching him valuable life lessons, but was also the source of so many humorous tales he would recount to his family with joyful nostalgia. At times he would reflect upon his life with appreciation and say: “I might have been poor, but I was loved..and I was taught to be honest, hard-working, and kind. My parents gave me that, and I’ll never forget it.” His lifetime revealed that to be true as he raised his children with unconditional love and similar ethics. None of them will ever forget that either. His legacy will live on for many generations.