Christian Glenn Bradley

Christian was born on October 6, 1971 to Plez and Nancy Bradley. He was the youngest of five children and endearingly known by his dad as the honey bear. Chris attended St. Bernadette Catholic School and graduated from Archbishop O’Hara High School in 1990. He received his Bachelor of Science degree and a Master’s in Business Administration from Rockhurst University where he was a proud founding father of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity, Kappa Epsilon Chapter. He married his childhood best friend, Kathy Cook, on November 23, 2007.

Chris loved his family, his friends, and his neighbors. He was always willing to lend an ear or hand to someone in need. His unfiltered sense of humor and huge heart made him everyone’s “go to” guy and dear friend. Nothing brought Chris more joy than the simple things in life. A driveway beer, Pizza 51, sitting on a porch or patio catching up with friends and family, hunting and fishing trips, Peanut wings, firing up his smoker, and a round of golf.

Being an uncle was a source of great pride for Christian. National Treasure marathons, junk food nights, and dinners at Tanners with his nieces and nephews are just a fraction of how he shared his love. Chris loved his family and friends! He also held a special place in his heart for Disney. He enjoyed going to Walt Disney World for family trips, festivals, marathon weekends, and most importantly, sharing it with those he loved. To Chris, Disney was joy, magic and his happy place.

Christian is preceded in death by his niece, Rebecca Lueke. He is survived by his wife, Kathy; his parents, Plez and Nancy Bradley; his brother, Scott Bradley; his sisters, Debbie Lueke (Donald) and Dawn Gutierrez (John) as well as scores of loving nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held at St. Bernadette’s Catholic Church, 9020 E. 51st Terr., KCMO 64133, on January 2, 2021. Rosary will be recited at 8:00 am and Visitation will be held from 8:30 am - 10:15 am. Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 10:30 am, with internment following at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Due to the COVID pandemic, facemasks are required and the amount of people is limited.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial gifts be made to Children’s Mercy Hospital: https://support.childrensmercy.org/give/280980.

As promised, Christian was called home by his heavenly Father. While we grieve the loss of a husband, son, brother, uncle, cousin, nephew and friend within this life, we celebrate that his work here on earth is complete and take comfort knowing that we shall all meet again in everlasting paradise.

“If there ever comes a day when we can't be together, keep me in your heart, I'll stay there forever” – Winnie the Pooh.