Father John A. Bradley was born in Orange, California, on the 25th of March, 1935, and died in Palm Springs on October 03, 2020 at the age of 85. He grew up in Santa Ana and graduated from Santa Ana High School in 1952. He then went on to the University of Southern California where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society in his junior year and to Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society in his senior year, receiving in 1956 the Bachelor of Arts degree magna cum laude. Three years after being baptized in the Catholic Church, Father John entered seminary and was ordained to the priesthood in 1965. His final assignment before retiring in 2004 was pastor of San Felipe de Jesus Catholic Church in Capistrano Beach. Father enjoyed travel and had the privilege of celebrating Mass on all seven continents and in no less than 147 member nations of the United Nations. Father John is survived by his sister and brother-in-law, Linda and Daniel Walker of Orange.

Donations to charities for small animals on behalf of Fr John's for his love for animals, such as:
PET SMART CHARITIES gifts@petsmartcharities.org