GARY LEO BRADSHAW, 81, beloved husband and
father, passed away on Nov. 5, 2024 in Alexandria,
VA. The cause of death was complications from
Alzheimer's Disease. Interment was in Ranger, TX.
Gary was born in Detroit, MI and raised in Ranger,
TX. He graduated from Ranger High School in 1961.
The valedictorian of his graduating class, he also
played on the RHS golf team. He was the District
and Regional individual medalist and finished third
in the 1961 Texas State Championship Tournament. He
attended Ranger Jr. College for one year on a full
scholarship. In 1962, his golf team placed 2nd in
the national Junior College tournament. He completed
his formal education at the University of Texas at
Austin in 1965, taking his degree in Mathematics
and Actuarial Science.
Gary joined The Wyatt Company in upon graduation in
1965 and worked in the Company's Dallas office. In
1969, he was asked to transfer to Wyatt's Washington
DC office where he was part of a group that started
Wyatt's Communication Division. He became head of
that Division in 1976. Under his leadership, the
Communications Division grew both in personnel and
profitability. Initially created to prepare indi-
vidualized benefit statements for the employees of
Wyatt's clients, the division expanded into other
areas of benefit communication including brochures
and videos. He was rewarded for his achievements
by being elected to Wyatt's Board of Directors for
a term. Also, under his guidance, the Communications
Division developed another key area of client work
providing record-keeping services, an emergent and
growing benefits industry. After a successful 27-
year career with Wyatt, Gary retired in 1992.
He continued to nurture his love of golf at Mount
Vernon Country Club. He was Senior Club Champion
twice and, with his partner, David Thompson, won
the Two Man Team Championship. Gary maintained
a single digit handicap well into his seventies.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Betty Jo
Woods Kelley (RHS-1939), and a brother, Terry
Bradshaw (RHS-1967).
Gary is survived by his wife of nearly thirty years,
Lauren Durfee Bradshaw, a daughter, Kathleen Meredith
Bradshaw and a stepson, Spencer Scott Watkins.