Bradley James Fish

Bradley James Fish, 73, died peacefully in his sleep on Tuesday, October 26, 2021 after several years battling a rare dementia. He was born on August 8, 1948 in Ludlow, Massachusetts, to Byron and Gracetta Fish, the second of four children. He is survived by his two daughters and their husbands, Elizabeth and Michael Hatfield, and Emily and Brad Bonnecaze, his grandchildren Caroline, Lauren, Evelyn, Sidney, and Harrison, his brothers Byron and Bevin and their families, and his brother-in-law Bill Chmura. His sister Barbara Chmura and parents Byron and Grace Fish preceded him in death.

Growing up in Massachusetts, Bradley’s athleticism extended across almost any sport he played, including earning state recognition for soccer. He attended the University of Massachusetts - Amherst before moving to Houston to begin his career in sales at Worthington Compressors. His big smile and high energy made sales a natural fit for Brad, and when given the opportunity, he took over the Sullair of Houston distributorship and successfully grew the company for 30 years. Later in life, Brad’s natural salesmanship was still visible, from convincing his children and many others that Houston was the place to be to selling cooler tops. Brad never met a stranger and loved learning people’s life stories. He was quick to pick up the phone and call his numerous friends and family members, many of them on a daily basis.

Brad constantly shared a plethora of random, but interesting, trivia facts and was an avid Houston sports fan, with season tickets to the Astros, Rockets, Oilers, and later the Texans. The life of the party, Brad typically arrived with plenty of libations to share and often, a large stack of fresh lottery tickets to hand out. Spoiling his grandchildren was one of his favorite things, as he frequently said that being a grandparent was not overrated.

As an adult, he developed a love for travel including a six-month stint working in Antarctica, visiting all seven continents, and hiking Mount Kilimanjaro. He shared his love of travel with his family, enjoying many adventures together. If you were lucky enough to go to Boston with him, you enjoyed his personal tour of the Back Bay and historic spots, along with all the best Irish pubs. In the late 1990s, at the urging of a close Houston friend, Brad visited Vancouver and soon made it his second home. Over the next two decades, he built friendships there and logged hundreds of miles on his long walks around the city.

A celebration of Bradley’s life will be held on November 5, 2021 at Forest Park East Funeral Home at 21620 Gulf Freeway, Webster, Texas at 2:30 p.m. A reception will be held after at Sundance Grill II, 800 Mariners Drive, Kemah, Texas.