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Portrait of Bradley Thomas Pate

In loving memory of

Bradley Thomas Pate

July 24, 1957 – December 22, 2021

Lived 64 years

Rutherford Cemetery · Rutherford, TN

Life story

Bradley was born July 24, 1957, in Jackson, TN. He is the son of the late Joe Franklin and Tresia Ann (Johnson) Pate. He owned and operated Pate’s Department Store in Rutherford and was a member of the Rutherford Church of Christ.

He is survived by one son, Adam Pate (Amy); four grandchildren, Madi, Maci, Bennett-Bradley, and Sloane Presley Pate; and one brother, Bruce Pate (Lisa). He was preceded in death by his parents; and sister, Sherry Barber.

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1957

Born July 24

1958

Bradley was 1 when the Hula Hoop craze swept the country

1964

Bradley was 7 when President Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act

1977

Bradley was 20 when Elvis Presley died

1982

Bradley was 25 when "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" opened in theaters

1994

Bradley was 37 when "Friends" premiered

2005

Bradley was 48 when the first video was posted to YouTube

2010

Bradley was 53 when Apple's iPad went on sale

2020

Bradley was 63 when SpaceX launched astronauts into orbit for the first time

2021

Passed away December 22, age 64

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