Albert Mitchell Braddock, Sr.
May 22, 1945 ~ May 25, 2013
Resided in:
Asheville, NC
Asheville Butterfly Trail
Major Albert M. Braddock Sr., USMC Ret., passed away May 25 after a courageous battle with cancer.
He is survived by his parents Marvin and Frances Braddock of Baldwin, FL, his wife Dianna of Asheville, five children Albert M. "Mitch" Braddock, Jr. (Jen) USAF, Germany, Cheri Wheeler (James) of McKinney, TX, Tracey Millar (Brett) of Fletcher, NC, Michelle Maynor (Teddy) of Asheville, NC, Ronald E. Youngblood Jr. of Asheville, NC; seven grandchildren that he loved dearly, Hailey Braddock, Cortney Braddock, Stacy M. Ahrens (Dan), T.J. Maynor, Jacob Maynor, Kaylee Millar, Shelby Millar; his brother Clarence M. "Butch" Braddock, Jr. of Dothan, AL; three nephews and their families; and his mother-in-law, Mildred Massey of Asheville.
Al served his country proudly as a United States Marine for 22 years. He enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1965, he received his commission in 1968 and retired as a Major in 1987. After retiring from the Marine Corps, "Maj" was a corporate pilot and then began a career as a successful real-estate broker/owner at Keller Williams Professionals Asheville.
All of his life Al worked to serve God. During his travels in the military and as a corporate pilot he was always a member of his local church. He was most recently an active member of Skyland First Baptist Church where he was instrumental part of the Building Committee and an outstanding Sunday School teacher.
He was a current Gideon in the Asheville Camp and served as the President/CEO of Experiencing God Through Missions, Inc. You could hear him say he was "Putting Christianity into Action". Al's faith was evident in the way he lived his life, everyone that knew him knew that he walked the walk and talked the talk.
The family would like to express a special thank you to Cancer Care of WNC and Dr. Michael Messino and his staff.
Funeral Services will be held Wednesday at 12:30 at Skyland First Baptist Church with Pastor David Honeycutt officiating. Burial will follow at Western Carolina State Veterans Cemetery in Black Mountain. The family will receive friends at Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian on Tuesday from 6:00 until 8:00.
Flowers are appreciated or donations may be made to Skyland First Baptist Church Building Fund in Al's honor, PO Box 278, Skyland, NC 28776.
We will always miss you Al. You were a person with a strong Godly conviction. Thank you for being our friend. Dianna & this special family, our prayers are with all of you.God will help you with this loss. Semper Fi to one of the faithful proud & few.
You fought your mightest battle in life.. but you are the winner.. a true hero.. we will miss you Al. & love your family very much. All of the family are in our thoughts & prayers. Love & hugs. Sheri. Jessica & Chris Ray
My husband and I first met Al and Dianna just over 15 years ago before we were married and we were looking for a house. Since then we enjoyed your company when we visited Skyland First Baptist with my grandparents Ken and Peggy Holden. You were a great friend, Sunday school teacher and were loved by many. God speed Mr. Braddock.You’ll be missed dearly.
Dear Diana & Family:
We are so sorry to hear of Al’s passing. I know this is a difficult time for you all. I wish we could be there for you, but we live in Ohio now and will not be able to come down at this time. Al was a very good guy and we will miss him. If we can be of any help to you, please let me know. I know God will be with you. Love always.
What a special man, I know he will be missed but I also know what a glorious day for him to be with his Father God.
Dianna, you and your family are in our thoughts and prayers.
Street-tiques Car Club
Diana I am so sorry for your loss Al was a good man I didn’t get to know him well but what times I did get to meet him he was such a nice person and a very good Christan.I know he is happy now and rejoicing with our heavenly father no more pain oh! so happy we all will get to be with all our loved ones one day and what a blessing that will be I love you Diane and I am praying for you to find comfort RIP AL
One of the greatest periods of my life was doing mission work with Al and Dianna. Many souls were saved, and will be saved in the future, because of the One Day Share Your Faith Workshops taught by Al and Dianna in Wyoming and other places.
God speed and RIP my first cousin Al. I have such good memories of us growing up and playing at the Oliver Hotel! Dianna and kids, may God continue to bless you all. Love you from the Ellis/Anderson family.
God speed and RIP my first cousin Al. I have such good memories of us growing up and playing at the Oliver Hotel! Dianna and kids, may God continue to bless you all. Love you from the Ellis/Anderson family.
God speed and RIP my first cousin Al. I have such good memories of us growing up and playing at the Oliver Hotel! Dianna and kids, may God continue to bless you all. Love you from the Ellis/Anderson family.
Sweet Princess Dianna & Michelle, I wanted to express sympathy to your family for the loss of a great man. I only know your families through the schools, but I will never forget Al coming to get the boys off the bus & his very kind words. Anyone who knew him was very blessed. Al will always be loved & never forgotten. God will be with you & if we can do anything please let us know. Somer & I will keep all of you in our prayers. Love, Kim & Somer
So sorry to hear of Al’s passing. Praying God will give each of you comfort and peace. Now and in the days ahead. God bless!
Dianna and family,
I’m so sorry to hear of Al’s passing. Please know you are all in my thoughts in the coming days and weeks.
Street- Tiques Car Club
Al will be truly missed. I had the utmost respect for him because he lived his faith. Al was a good friend to my dad which made him even more special to me. I loved and respected Al deeply. He was one of the best men I have ever met.
Our deepest sympathies to Dianna and the rest of Major Al’s family. We always enjoyed working with you both and sharing stories of cars and careers at RE/MAX. God bless.
Rest in Peace Brother!
EO1 Harley Fender USN-Ret.
We are so sorry for your loss and know he’s in a better place. (Friends of Cheri Braddock wheeler)
Art, Liz, Kenzie, Ian, makayla, hailey, spencer Jordan
We are praying for you Dianna and your family. Al was a great godly man. He will be missed.
We are praying for you Dianna and your family. Al was a great godly man. He will be missed.
May God keep you and comfort you during this time of loss. Heaven is rejoicing in receiving another one home!!
Much love,
Stephanie
Praise God for an ambassador like Al. I know he will be missed by his family, his community and his church.
He will be missed. May God bless and comfort the family.
Our deepest condolences go out to all of Al’s family. We know he’ll be missed but hope you’ll have some peace in knowing that he fought the good fight and has gone on to a better place.
I worked with Al for a few years at RE/max back in the 90’s and a nicer guy i never met.Funny thing is that I saw something on tv last week about marine pilots and thought of Al. Sorry to hear about this and best wishes to Dianna.
Wow, what a life! What a legacy! What a gift! Maj. was a huge example of a wonderful man, soldier, husband, father, grandfather. No words….just love. Dianna, I am so very sorry for the loss of your husband. Michelle and Tracy, I know what it is like to lose a dad, and I am so sorry. My heart is with you during this time and my prayers go out to you. May God wrap His arms around you at this time and let you feel His undying strength and care. I love you guys…..always.
We were saddened to hear of Al’s passing. Our thoughts and prayers are with Dianna and the rest of the family. We enjoyed working with Al. He was a knowledgeable professional and always willing to help or answer a question. He was also a great example of a man of faith. God bless.
We loved Al and will miss him terribly at church and at our special ‘Prayer Time’ meetings on Saturday mornings. Heaven is now richer with his presence and we look forward to joining him there for more fellowship and praise to our savior and king when we get to go home, too. God be with the family during this difficult time and carry you when you need him to. You will all be in our prayers in the days ahead for comfort and grace. Al was a special man and we were privileged to have known and worshiped with him. He will truly be missed. Love in Christ to all.
We are so sorry of AL passing. May God be with you.
Truly a man of integrity and a true gentleman and professional that will be greatly missed. Prayers to his family and Dianna with love.
Dear Dianna and family: My family and I want to send our deepest condolences to you and yours in the loss of Al. My Dad thought the world of Al, and he kept me up-to-date with news of Al’s illness, etc. Our prayers and comforting thoughts are with you.
Al was a kind and generous person. A good, good man! He will be missed by all who had the pleasure to know him.
My deepest condolences,
Joan Hall Weaver
Dianne,
I am so sorry to hear of Al’s passing he was truly a man of God and will be greatly missed. You and the family are in my thoughts and prayers. Love you all so very much. I am here if there’s anything I can do for you.
Diane, so sorry to hear about Al. Prayers for you and family. Teresa Parris
Oh my brother in arms how I will miss you, ramrod strait and proud, jet black hair perfectly quaffed- we disagreed about many things, but always with respect for the other’s opinion. I would like to thank you for all the times you helped me and for all the times you tried to straiten me out. One thing we do agree on is that God is great and we believe in the promise of ‘life everlasting’ as followers of Christ. So rev up those engines Major Braddock and enjoy the ride to the heavens as you have so many times before and may you dwell in the house of the Lord forever and ever. Amen
To the family, Being a distant cousin, its been a long time since I’ve seen AL. I played with him and Butch as we grew up together for many years. Although its many many years,I am still sadden by his passing. I was impressed with his life accomplishments as listed in his obituary. My prayers to Butch, Marvin, Francis and the family
Mitch, Jen, and girls – Matt and I are very sorry to hear of your family’s loss. We are thinking of you. God bless you all.
To the Braddock family, We are sorry for your loss. We loved Al. He was a very special friend. I pray that God will give you strength to mend your broken heart. God Bless, Roger&Donnie Grindstaff
Dear Dianna,
I was so shocked to hear about Al. I did not know he had been sick. I always cared for Al and enjoyed working with him at RE/MAX. What a wonderful man and he will be missed so very much. God Bless you and your Family always.
Warmest regards,
Judy Dawkins
I am so sorry to hear about Al. Did not know that we lived so close. We were friends in Milton, FL, when he and my ex-husband were stationed together.
Dearest Diana,
We are very sorry to hear about Al. I so enjoyed working and knowing you both. Our thoughts and prayers will be with you and your family.
Dianna, I am truly sorry to hear about your loss. I will be lifting you up in prayers with love, my precious friend.
Paula
Dianna,
I am so sorry to hear of your loss. Al was a fine person and one I had much respect for. My thoughts and prayers to you and your family during this difficult time.
Betty Hudson
Could someone from Alberts family or friends please contact me right away. Yazsha Winesett 80-420-4422 or email me at wyazsha@yahoo.com
9/4/13
I was Al’s XO when he was CO at H&HS, MCAS Futenma. He was a great leader, friend and Christian. We shared many hours in prayer and fellowship. He was my big Christian brother. Integrity, honor, humor and humility were his hallmarks.