Jeffrey Talbot Brady

Jeffrey Talbot Brady, 62, died on Aug. 20 at the Carmel home of his parents, James and Suzanne Brady. Jeff was born in Oakland, California on June 14, 1963, while his father was a student in the College of Architecture at University of California, Berkeley.

The youngest of four children, Jeff came to Carmel with his family as a toddler and with his siblings started life as a Carmelite at Bay School with Rosa Doner. Then on to Carmel River School, Carmel Middle School, and because of illness, a short time at Carmel High, then Palma High, then graduation in 1981 from Carmel Valley High.

Except for his time in Little League, Jeff’s sports activities centered around hiking in Big Sur, fishing, the beach, also cooking, and he worked in several local restaurants. During these late teen years he discovered the world of horses which became the abiding love of his life. Much too large to be a jockey, being around racehorses led to J. T. Brady Transportation venture with his uncle, Jim O’Brien, where he provided custom care in equine transportation all over the country.

His other love was big machines, so he settled down at Shasta College in Redding to earn an AA degree in industrial technologies. That led to large construction projects on local highways and the Monterey Peninsula Airport.

But his first love was a kinship with horses and the most satisfying time in his life was as overseer of a horse sanctuary in Novato. He was there with the alive big machines resting comfortably in his care. And there he lived until coming back to his loving family in Carmel and Hospice.

Jeff was a patient, kind and gentle man, appreciated for his delicious meals, the strum of his guitar, the little people he made of collected stones for our potted plants, help to build a fence, help with any thing to make our lives better. He is survived by his parents, James and Suzanne Brady; his siblings and their spouses, Keren Haedrich (Gary), Kristopher Brady (Jona), and Jonathan Brady. He was Uncle Jeff to Kiara Kennedy, Jacob, Ryan and Kristine Brady, Leslie and Hayley Haedrich; great uncle to Emmalyn, Conor, Liesel, Aoife, Avery and Liam; along with uncles John O’Brien and Larry Boehle; aunts Elisa Brady and Hilary O’Brien; many dear cousins and extended family.

Jeff was predeceased by his grandparents, Jim and Peg O’Brien of San Bruno, Dudley and Harryette Brady of Oakland; Uncle Jim and Aunt Gay O’Brien, Aunt Jane Boehle and Cousin Erica Levine.

The family would like to thank caregiver Wendy Adler and the VNA Hospice team for their outstanding care.

A celebration of life Mass will begin at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 9, at Carmel Mission Basilica. A reception will follow at Crespi Hall. In lieu of flowers, please consider contributing to the restoration of the Blessed Sacrament Chapel at the Mission or to Central Coast VNA Hospice, Inc.,

5 Lower Ragsdale Drive, Monterey, CA 93940.