NORWAY, Maine – Raphael Neil Bradley, 72, died Jan. 27, 2012, after a long bout with cancer. Neil was born Jan. 16, 1940, in the county of Northern Maine. He was the son of the late Evelyn Warner Bradley Nevers and Lawrence Bradley of Presque Isle.
Upon completing school in Presque Isle he went right to work driving tractor-trailer trucks. This would become his lifelong passion. He was known to many by his citizens band handle “the white elephant.” Neil drove an old B series Mack for Delmont Wood Construction in the early 1970s. He also had a great relationship with Paul Levesque of Paul Levesque & Sons, Ashland, driving tractor-trailer for them for several years. He drove for Gary Bonville until 1983 when he was lured out of the county by Bob and Richard Bahre of Oxford. He spent the last 29 years doing construction work and driving construction equipment for Speedway, Inc. While working with the Speedway crew he was involved in the construction of multiple housing projects and in building New Hampshire International Speedway, Loudon, N.H. Neil had an easy going way about him and he was quickly a friend to all that he met. He was a hard worker and an important part of the Speedway crew. His fun loving nature will be missed by all his family and friends.
Neil leaves behind six children, Karla Beaver, Tracy Bradley, Holly Bradley, all of Presque Isle, Raphael N. Bradley Jr., of Machiasport, Terry L. Craig and Douglas L. Bradley and his wife, Dawn, of Waterford; brother, Stanley Bradley of Florida; sister, Beryl Savard of Saco; grandchildren, James Bradley, Ashley Sock, Krissy Shemkovitz and Casey Churchill, all of Presque Isle, Shane B. Bradley of Florida, Reginald J. Hagar and Hayden B. H. Bradley of Waterford; great-grandchildren Tristyn and Caidyn Case, Zoey and Alyssa Shemkovitz, and Evyn Hoyt of Presque Isle; and first wife, Gloria Grant. He was predeceased by his parents; brother, Francis Bradley; son, Michael Bradley; and former wives, Anne Hayden and Anita Jones Bradley.
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A gathering for friends and family to share memories of Neil and celebrate his life will be held 4-6 p.m. Feb. 11 at Norway Town Hall, Danforth Street, Norway, Maine. Arrangements under the care of Oxford Hills and Weston Funeral Services, 1037 Main St., Oxford. Online condolences may be expressed to the family at
www.oxfordhillsfuneralservices.com.
Upon completing school in Presque Isle he went right to work driving tractor-trailer trucks. This would become his lifelong passion. He was known to many by his citizens band handle “the white elephant.” Neil drove an old B series Mack for Delmont Wood Construction in the early 1970s. He also had a great relationship with Paul Levesque of Paul Levesque & Sons, Ashland, driving tractor-trailer for them for several years. He drove for Gary Bonville until 1983 when he was lured out of the county by Bob and Richard Bahre of Oxford. He spent the last 29 years doing construction work and driving construction equipment for Speedway, Inc. While working with the Speedway crew he was involved in the construction of multiple housing projects and in building New Hampshire International Speedway, Loudon, N.H. Neil had an easy going way about him and he was quickly a friend to all that he met. He was a hard worker and an important part of the Speedway crew. His fun loving nature will be missed by all his family and friends.
Neil leaves behind six children, Karla Beaver, Tracy Bradley, Holly Bradley, all of Presque Isle, Raphael N. Bradley Jr., of Machiasport, Terry L. Craig and Douglas L. Bradley and his wife, Dawn, of Waterford; brother, Stanley Bradley of Florida; sister, Beryl Savard of Saco; grandchildren, James Bradley, Ashley Sock, Krissy Shemkovitz and Casey Churchill, all of Presque Isle, Shane B. Bradley of Florida, Reginald J. Hagar and Hayden B. H. Bradley of Waterford; great-grandchildren Tristyn and Caidyn Case, Zoey and Alyssa Shemkovitz, and Evyn Hoyt of Presque Isle; and first wife, Gloria Grant. He was predeceased by his parents; brother, Francis Bradley; son, Michael Bradley; and former wives, Anne Hayden and Anita Jones Bradley.
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A gathering for friends and family to share memories of Neil and celebrate his life will be held 4-6 p.m. Feb. 11 at Norway Town Hall, Danforth Street, Norway, Maine. Arrangements under the care of Oxford Hills and Weston Funeral Services, 1037 Main St., Oxford. Online condolences may be expressed to the family at
www.oxfordhillsfuneralservices.com.
NORWAY, Maine – Raphael Neil Bradley, 72, died Jan. 27, 2012, after a long bout with cancer. Neil was born Jan. 16, 1940, in the county of Northern Maine. He was the son of the late Evelyn Warner Bradley Nevers and Lawrence Bradley of Presque Isle.
Upon completing school in Presque Isle he went right to work driving tractor-trailer trucks. This would become his lifelong passion. He was known to many by his citizens band handle “the white elephant.” Neil drove an old B series Mack for Delmont Wood Construction in the early 1970s. He also had a great relationship with Paul Levesque of Paul Levesque & Sons, Ashland, driving tractor-trailer for them for several years. He drove for Gary Bonville until 1983 when he was lured out of the county by Bob and Richard Bahre of Oxford. He spent the last 29 years doing construction work and driving construction equipment for Speedway, Inc. While working with the Speedway crew he was involved in the construction of multiple housing projects and in building New Hampshire International Speedway, Loudon, N.H. Neil had an easy going way about him and he was quickly a friend to all that he met. He was a hard worker and an important part of the Speedway crew. His fun loving nature will be missed by all his family and friends.
Neil leaves behind six children, Karla Beaver, Tracy Bradley, Holly Bradley, all of Presque Isle, Raphael N. Bradley Jr., of Machiasport, Terry L. Craig and Douglas L. Bradley and his wife, Dawn, of Waterford; brother, Stanley Bradley of Florida; sister, Beryl Savard of Saco; grandchildren, James Bradley, Ashley Sock, Krissy Shemkovitz and Casey Churchill, all of Presque Isle, Shane B. Bradley of Florida, Reginald J. Hagar and Hayden B. H. Bradley of Waterford; great-grandchildren Tristyn and Caidyn Case, Zoey and Alyssa Shemkovitz, and Evyn Hoyt of Presque Isle; and first wife, Gloria Grant. He was predeceased by his parents; brother, Francis Bradley; son, Michael Bradley; and former wives, Anne Hayden and Anita Jones Bradley.
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A gathering for friends and family to share memories of Neil and celebrate his life will be held 4-6 p.m. Feb. 11 at Norway Town Hall, Danforth Street, Norway, Maine. Arrangements under the care of Oxford Hills and Weston Funeral Services, 1037 Main St., Oxford. Online condolences may be expressed to the family at
www.oxfordhillsfuneralservices.com.
Upon completing school in Presque Isle he went right to work driving tractor-trailer trucks. This would become his lifelong passion. He was known to many by his citizens band handle “the white elephant.” Neil drove an old B series Mack for Delmont Wood Construction in the early 1970s. He also had a great relationship with Paul Levesque of Paul Levesque & Sons, Ashland, driving tractor-trailer for them for several years. He drove for Gary Bonville until 1983 when he was lured out of the county by Bob and Richard Bahre of Oxford. He spent the last 29 years doing construction work and driving construction equipment for Speedway, Inc. While working with the Speedway crew he was involved in the construction of multiple housing projects and in building New Hampshire International Speedway, Loudon, N.H. Neil had an easy going way about him and he was quickly a friend to all that he met. He was a hard worker and an important part of the Speedway crew. His fun loving nature will be missed by all his family and friends.
Neil leaves behind six children, Karla Beaver, Tracy Bradley, Holly Bradley, all of Presque Isle, Raphael N. Bradley Jr., of Machiasport, Terry L. Craig and Douglas L. Bradley and his wife, Dawn, of Waterford; brother, Stanley Bradley of Florida; sister, Beryl Savard of Saco; grandchildren, James Bradley, Ashley Sock, Krissy Shemkovitz and Casey Churchill, all of Presque Isle, Shane B. Bradley of Florida, Reginald J. Hagar and Hayden B. H. Bradley of Waterford; great-grandchildren Tristyn and Caidyn Case, Zoey and Alyssa Shemkovitz, and Evyn Hoyt of Presque Isle; and first wife, Gloria Grant. He was predeceased by his parents; brother, Francis Bradley; son, Michael Bradley; and former wives, Anne Hayden and Anita Jones Bradley.
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A gathering for friends and family to share memories of Neil and celebrate his life will be held 4-6 p.m. Feb. 11 at Norway Town Hall, Danforth Street, Norway, Maine. Arrangements under the care of Oxford Hills and Weston Funeral Services, 1037 Main St., Oxford. Online condolences may be expressed to the family at
www.oxfordhillsfuneralservices.com.
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