Richard Bradley Obituary

Bradley
Richard Crane
Bradley
May 14, 1922
October 28, 2023

Richard Bradley, 101 years old, passed away on October 28, 2023. Born on May 14, 1922, in Chicago, Illinois, he grew up in a large family in Madison, Wisconsin. He graduated from Dartmouth College, enlisting in the navy immediately afterwards where he was assigned to work on the Manhattan Project in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. He later requested a transfer to the U.S. Pacific fleet.
Ric met Dorothy Holden in Madison after WWII and the two were married in 1947.
After receiving his PhD from the University of California at Berkeley, Ric taught physics at Cornell Univ. and then at his beloved Colorado College where he also served as dean.
Ric was a mentor to countless CC colleagues and students. He encouraged them to ski, backpack, sing, climb mountains, become environmental stewards, and to love physics. Ric sang tenor with the Colorado Springs Chorale for many decades, composed music, and was an amateur painter.
Ric is survived by 4 children, 8 grandchildren, and 8 great-grandchildren.
In remembrance of Ric Bradley's life, the family asks that any charitable donations be made to the Colorado Springs Chorale at www.cschorale.org)donate or Toki Rapanui at www.tokirapanui.org which is his granddaughter Mahani Teave's music school on Easter Island.