Bradford Thomas Burke, was born January 8th 1939 in Grand Junction Colorado. He passed May 8th 2016 at his home in Portland Oregon. He liked baseball, fishing, and music. The fiddle as he would call it was his instrument. He attended daily Mass and was dedicated to his Church St. Mary Magdalene playing violin for the folk group and conducting the choir. He attended the seminary at Mt Angel Abbey in Oregon and studied abroad in Rome. After discerning to not become a Priest he attended Chicago-Kent College of Law in Chicago and then passed the Oregon State Bar. His passion was for God, his wife and family. He is succeeded by his beloved wife Sharon of 50 years, his children, Russell, Rosemarie, Leona, Matthew, and Mark, his brothers Jim and Miles, and 6 grandchildren.
