Bradley Joseph Pierce

During Bradley's early years, his first passion was baseball. He enjoyed playing T-Ball, Little League, and later umpiring games. His natural music talent began with Bell Choir at church, cello and trumpet in school, and playing the drums in the family living room. He participated in Boy Scouts as well as Track and Field.

Bradley was a 2018 graduate of Olentangy Orange High School in Lewis Center, OH. He was a dedicated member of the Pioneer Marching Band throughout his four years. He became proficient at the French horn in concert band and the mellophone in marching band.

Bradley began attending The Ohio State University in the fall of 2018 before choosing to enlist in the Ohio Army National Guard. He was a 12-Bravo, Combat Engineer where he trained at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri from 2019 to 2020. He flourished in the Army National Guard and ultimately earned his Specialist ranking. He was a bright and intelligent leader who enjoyed teaching others his great passions within the field. He transferred to the University of Cincinnati after basic training to work towards graduating with a B.S. in Construction Management. He loved bartending on campus and grew a loyal following of regulars and coworkers. The University of Cincinnati and his Army National Guard Unit (811th Engineer Company) were his happy place.

Bradley is survived by his mother Kelly (Jason) Mullins; father Trent (Amber) Pierce; younger brother, Nathan Pierce; older step-brothers, Kyle Mullins; Jacob Roberts; Nathan Vaughan; younger step-brother, Lucas Vaughan; younger step-sister, Arianna Mullins; his grandparents, Donald and Carol Noble; Patricia Pierce; Kathleen Zimmer; David Zimmer; step-grandfather Jesse Mullins; his true love, Anna; his favorite dog, Odie; and blessed with countless aunts, uncles, cousins, and best friends. He is now peacefully reunited with his late Grandfather Kenneth Lee Pierce.