He was born in Glasgow, Scotland on May 31st, 1943, to Irene and Matthew Brady. He was the second oldest of four children. He spent much of his early childhood in Dundee, then lived in Quebec before returning to Glasgow, Scotland.
He started his apprenticeship at 15 years of age in Automotive and Heavy Duty Mechanics at the Scottish Gas Board, attended Stowe College of Engineering, and served as a Scottish paratrooper in the military reserve during which time he was on standby during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Later, he moved to London, Ontario, where he worked for Detroit Diesel Allison (a division of General Motors) for several years before moving to Vancouver, BC. Here, he worked for Canadian Kenworth before becoming an instructor and department head in the Diesel Mechanics Department of VVI (now VCC). Bob taught for 32 years at VCC until his retirement in 2001. He was a superb and inspirational teacher, beloved by his students. Bob was a board member and past chair of the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) North American chapter. He also was the author of industry articles and wrote several technical books used in teaching throughout North and South America. His professional legacy lives on through the Brady/Sanders Scholarship jointly named after him and Jim Sanders.
Amongst his many activities and interests, Bob was an avid long-distance cyclist as well as an enthusiastic soccer fan and coach.
He was predeceased by son Scott Brady, and parents Irene and Matthew Brady. He is loved and missed dearly by his wife of 51 years Linda; their two daughters Alanna and Alicia; sons-in-law Ron and Travis; and four granddaughters Aidan & Amelia and Kennedi & McKinley. He is also survived by daughters Tracy and Adele from his first marriage, five grandchildren--Samantha and Lee; Holly, Olivia, and Emily-- and five great-grandchildren. He also leaves behind siblings Maureen, Sam, and Colleen as well as many nieces and nephews and other close family.
He is much loved and will stay in our memories forever.
A Celebration of Life will take place at Centennial Lodge, Queens Park, New Westminster on Sunday the 6th of October at 11:30 a.m. with doors opening at 11 o’clock.
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