Bruce Bradley:
CLASS OF 1970
Punahou SchoolClass of 1970
Honolulu, HI
Kalani High SchoolClass of 1970
Honolulu, HI
Bruce's Story
Life
I AM PROUD TO SAY I'M A LOCAL BOY FROM NALO COUNTRY, ON THE EAST SIDE OF OAHU, WHERE THE TRADEWINDS ARE FRESH FROM THE OCEAN! MY MOTHER'S
WATER BAG POPPED WHILE WHILE BODYSURFING THE SHORE BREAK, AND I'VE LOVED THE OCEAN EVER SINCE! EVEN MY EYES ARE A DEEP BLUE COLOR! SURFING IS MY PASSION,ALONG WITH DIVING FOR FISH FOR KAU-KAU! I KNOW I WILL NEVER GO HUNGRY! STORIES ABOUT LIVING WITH THE OCEAN ARE ENDLESS! ONE TIME I WAS WINDSURFING OUT IN THE BLUE, WHEN A WHALE SURFACED AND DOVE IN THE DISTANCE! I THOUGHT I WOULD HAVE A CLOSER LOOK! "OK, IT WAS RIGHT AROUND HERE !" THEN SUDDENLY UP FROM THE BOTTOMLESS DEPTHS CAME THIS GAINT BOIL, WHICH LIFTED MY SURFBOARD RIGHT OUT OF THE WATER! TALK ABOUT SCARED SHITLESS! NEVER AGAIN WILL I VENTURE CLOSE TO WHALES AGAIN!
AFTER GRADUATING FROM HIGHSCHOOL, I WAS FORTUNATE TO LIVE IN SAIPAN FOR 3 YEARS WHILE MY DAD WORKED FOR THE TRUST TERRITORY OF MICRONESIA! TALK ABOUT THE LIFE OF RILEY! NOT A DAY WENT BY WITHOUT GOING TO THE OCEAN! EXCEPT WHEN THE TYPHOONS CAME! THEN WE WERE BUSY BOARDING UP ALL OF THE WINDOWS IN THE HOUSE! WHEN CONDITION THREE CAME, ALL YOU CAN HEAR ARE HAMMERS! WHEN THE STORM WAS OVER, WE WOULD GO DOWN TO THE BEACH AND CATCH FISH HANGING FROM THE TREES! EASY PICKINGS! IN PALAU, THERE ARE SO MANY TYPES OF FISH THAT THE NATIVES DON'T EVEN HAVE NAMES FOR SOME OF THEM! PLENTY IDONOFISH OVER THERE! I THINK ONE OF THE MOST STUNNING CREATURES OF THE SEA THAT GOD EVER MADE, IS THE GAINT CLAM! IMAGINE SWIMMING OVER ONE, WITH IT'S JAWS WIDE OPEN, ABOUT THREE FEET, AND A HUNDRED FLORESENT EYES LOOKING AT YOU? QUITE AN AWESOME SIGHT! IF YO...Expand for more
U ARE REALLY A THRILL SEEKER, TRY GO OUT DIVING AT NIGHT! YOUR HAIR WILL STAND RIGHT UP WHEN YOU COME FACE TO FACE WITH A SHARK! THEY HAVE FLORESENT EYES TOO! AND THE SEA URCHINS ALL AROUND PUT OUT BLINKING BLUE LIGHTS !
NOW, FROM ONE EXTREEM TO THE OTHER, I BECAME A CARPENTER WITH THE UNION, AND WORKED WITH HAWAIIAN DREDGING FOR FIFTEEN YEARS, FORMING HUGE CONCRETE BUILDINGS AND OVERHEAD FREEWAYS! MANY STORIES TO TELL HERE TOO! LIKE THE TIME I ALMOST FELL DOWN THE ELEVATOR SHAFT TEN FLOORS UP BUT WAS SAVED BYTHE SEAT OF MY PANTS, AND A NAIL STICKING OUT OF A TWO-BY-FOUR!
I AM NOW SELF EMPLOYED, UPDATING HOUSES IN THE COMMUNITY, AND REPRESENTING A PAINTING COMPANY WHO PROVIDES AN EXCLUSIVE COATING THAT WILL GIVE YOUR HOME MAINTANENCE FREE BEAUTY AND PROTECTION FOR OVER 25 YEARS! " LIQUID VINYL"! COMPARED TO APPLES AND ORANGES, "LIQUID VINYL" IS THE LYCHEE OF EXTERIOR COATINGS! ONE TIME PAU! I ALWAYS ENCOURAGE THE LADY OF THE HOUSE TO BUY A NEW DRESS, BECAUSE ALL OF THE NEIGHBORS WILL BE COMING OVER TO ADMIRE THEIR NEW HOME! IT GIVES THEM A WARM AND FUZZY FEELING TO KNOW THEY HAVE THE BEST FOR THEIR TREASURED MEMORY!
THERE IS A MOTTO I LIKE TO LIVE BY:
"LEAVE THE TRAIL BETTER THAN YOU FIND IT." THIS IS A FINE MOTTO FOR ANY PERSON. AS YOU TOUCH THE LIVES OF OTHERS, YOU ARE TO LEAVE THEM BETTER THAN YOU FOUND THEM. YOU ARE TO LEAVE THEM NOBLER, WISER, MORE HOPEFUL AND MORE COURAGEOUS. THE MEANING OF YOUR LIFE IS MEASURED BY WHAT YOUR LIFE HAS MEANT TO OTHERS. THE VALUE OF A LIFE IS MEASURED BY THE LIVES IT TOUCHES!
A HUI HOU, MALAMA PONO KAKOU
ALOHA NUI LOA, BRUCE WILLIAM BRADLEY
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