Bradley "Brad" James Turner

Bradley was born in Seattle April 5th, 1955, and spent most of his life in the Shoreline. Bradley passed away peacefully at home in Lake Forest Park WA on February 27th, 2025, surrounded by his family. He is survived by his wife Christy Wicklander, and children Christopher, HollyLynn, (Anthony Fatica) Zachary, Rachel (Randy McDonald). He is survived by his grandchild Alezander Bradley, and siblings Dennis Turner and Colleen Lied. He is preceded by his daughter Alyssa, his sister Cindy, mother Alice and father James Ross-Turner.

Bradley was a force of nature and had an undeniable presence. His sense of integrity and honor was immeasurable. It didn’t matter what stage in life that you met Bradley, he would welcome anyone with open arms. Anyone who ever met him was quickly met with his great sense of humor, wit and smile. His love of people and playing pranks were an integral part of his life and personality. His friends and family would routinely find him doing silly things such as, fishing in their koi ponds, to faking a recall of “air” in a vehicle tires, flipping monopoly boards, to teaching his kids how to play poker with his classic saying of “If you aren’t cheating you aren’t trying,” and finally playing music with his friends. The last 35 years, he was an integral part of the Shoreline community as a coach for Washington Special Olympics supporting his children and other athletes.

Growing up he was passionate about music and became an accomplished drummer. As he grew up and had a family, he put this passion on a back burner and did it part time taking part in multiple bands and performing everywhere. After retirement from IBEW, he returned to his passion of doing music full time.

A memorial service will be held on Saturday April 26th, 2025, from 1-5pm at the Evergreen Washelli Funeral Home, 11111 Auroura Ave N, Seattle, WA 98133. In lieu of flowers please consider donating in his name to Washington Special Olympics.

https://support.specialolympics.org/a/sl-donate-now?&state=wa