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Charles A."Jack" Bradley, 84, a resident of New Mexico since 1938 and of Albuquerque since 1943, died Monday, August 30, 1999. He is survived by his wife, Francis M. Bradley of Albuquerque; sons, Charlie E. Bradley of Bloomfield and David L. Bradley and wife, Jackie of Albuquerque; daughters, Roselyn M. Ruona and husband, William of Lanse, MI, Maggie Sarber and husband, Frank of Ketchikan, AK; sons, Donald L. Bradley and wife, Patricia, Paul H. Bradley and wife, Juanita, Omar C. Bradley and wife, Doris and Bob Mathes and wife, Sue, all of Albuquerque; 15 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his son, Patrick J. Bradley; parents, Dave and Sallie Bradley; sisters and brothers, Edna Cherokee Amos, Ed Bradley, Delila B. Holson and Raymond Bradley. Jack was born on May 29, 1915 in Sequoyah County, OK as a birthrite member of the Cherokee Nation. In 1935, after graduating from the Haskell Institute, he began working in Oklahoma with the C.C. Camps, as part of the W.P.A. until 1938. Jack then began working with the Jicarilla Agency, Bureau of Indian Affairs, in Dulce, NM and after moving to Albuquerque, worked with the United Pueblo Agency, retiring in 1972. He was instrumental in helping to work with flood control in the North Valley before A.M.A.F.C.A. was established. Jack was a founding member and first president of the Albuquerque Archaeological Society and a founding member of Cherokees of New Mexico. He was also a member and former president of the Haskell Club Alumni Association in Albuquerque and had affiliated memberships in Arizona and Oklahoma. Jack was active with the Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts of America. He was an avid outdoorsman and sportsman, who loved to fish and hunt. Jack was also a member of the Harwood United Methodist Church. Services will be held Thursday, 10:00 a.m., at French Mortuary, Wyoming Blvd. Chapel, 7121 Wyoming Blvd. NE. Interment will follow at Gate of Heaven Cemetery. Friends may visit French Mortuary, 7121 Wyoming Blvd. NE, Wednesday, 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to the Haskell Indian Nations Scholarship Fund, 155 Indian Ave., Box 5011, Lawrence, KS, 66046. French Mortuary, 7121 Wyoming Blvd. NE.
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