John Jude Brady

John Jude Brady, who was always known as Jack, age 77, passed away on Friday, June 20, 2014, was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on November 12, 1936. He was the youngest of four boys born to William and Mary Brady in an Irish Catholic family. The Catholic Church was important to the Brady family, and Jack attended Catholic schools and acted as altar boy in his youth. Just after graduation from high school, Jack contracted polio and was treated at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. He spent a year in treatment, and he began his college studies at the university, commonly known as Pitt. He graduated in 1957. He married Lucy Wayne on July 19, 1958. Their first child, Diane, was born in May 1959, followed by Matthew in April 1960, Michael in June 1961, and Carol in November 1963. Jack taught English, Latin and German in high schools in Pittsburgh, and as his family grew, he took on additional jobs to support them. In the late 1960s, he found a better-paying career at IBM, and from that time on he worked in information technology. Jack was a devoted husband and father. He coached his children's baseball teams and taught them to drive, but most of all he taught them his strong ethical and moral principles. He shared many good times with his family while camping or sailing in the family's sailboat. He was fun to be around. Jack and Lucy also enjoyed good times with friends, sometimes playing cards or golfing. Jack also volunteered with the Sierra Club, taught catechism, sang in his church choir, served meals to the homeless, and worked at the polls, in addition to his regular job. Jack lived in Pittsburgh until after the age of 40 when he moved several times for job opportunities, finally moving to Georgia in 1990. He lived in Norcross for 16 years, and then retired in Suwanee. However, he remained loyal to the hometown teams of his youth: the Pittsburgh Steelers and Pirates, and the Pitt Panthers. He was very intelligent, and he spent his retirement years reading all the books he didn't have time to read while he was working. He and Lucy also traveled in their retirement years, making trips to Ireland and Germany, as well as many cross-country trips to visit their children and grandchildren in the western U.S. Jack is survived by his wife Lucy, to whom he was married for nearly 56 years. He was preceded in death by his son Matthew, and is survived by 3 children and 4 grandchildren: Sarah, Nick Bailey and Luke. Services will take place in the Chapel of Flanigan Funeral Home in Buford, GA on Monday, June 23, 2014 at 3:00 p.m. with Father Jack Durkin officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service.