William Bradford Ballard - loving husband, father and brother passed away peacefully on March 27, 2020 at the age of 38. William (Brad) was born in Corsicana, Texas on January 27, 1982 to Ronald William and Barbara Lynn Ballard. He graduated from J Frank Dobie High School in Houston, Texas in 2001. After high school, William worked as a sales associate at Walmart and attended Massage Therapy School.
William became engaged to his wife Melissa on January 19, 2007. William proposed to her on a carriage ride in downtown Houston. William and Melissa were married on William’s grandparents' 50th wedding anniversary, June 22. He asked his grandparents for permission to be married on their anniversary. He felt it was a way to honor them.
William enlisted in the United States Air Force in 2007. Stationed in North Carolina, Arizona and overseas in Afghanistan, South Korea and England. He was TDY in Japan and Alaska during his 13-year career. At the time of his death he was a Staff Sergeant working as an Electrical and Environmental Systems maintainer. William loved the military because it gave him the opportunity to provide a better life for himself/ his family and he was able to travel the world with his wife and son.
William was a diehard Dallas Cowboys fan. One of his favorite players was Ezekiel Elliot. William wouldn’t let anybody talk bad about his Cowboys. He would argue for his ‘Boys. William’s other love was the Fast and Furious movies. He also had a passion for cooking. Some of his favorite dishes to cook were spaghetti, enchilada casserole, mac and cheese. He also loved grilling up a good steak.
William’s son, Matthew, was his pride and joy. His greatest past-time would be spending time with him, horsing around, wrestling, watching football and working on cars together.
If there was one word to describe William, it would be family. He was all about family. William would make weekly phone calls to various family members to see how they were doing. It didn’t matter if he was overseas, distance didn’t keep him from being close to them.
He is survived by his wife Melissa of Pasadena, Texas, son Matthew, sister Tina Ballard of Katy, Texas grandmother Juanita Ballard of Houston, Texas, father-in-law and mother-in-law Joe and Pearl Hernandez of Pasadena, Texas, sister-in-law Pauline Esmeralda Howie of Seattle, Washington, along with numerous family and friends. William is preceded in death by his father, Ronald Ballard, mother Barbara Ballard, brother Joshua Miller, grandfather Charles Ballard, grandmother Annette Miller.
Private services will be held at Brookside Funeral Home on April 13, 2020. Pallbearers include Matt Bradley, Greg Masone, Daniel Miller, Ryan Miller, Joshua Box and Ben Maldonado. Honorary pallbearers are Joe Hernandez and Randy Ballard.
A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date.
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