Bradford Lee McGuire

Bradford Lee McGuire, born July 13, 1950, left this earthly life on November 12, 2025. He is survived by his eternal companion of 54 years, Kariann Dina McGuire, and 8 of 9 children, Sean Patrick McGuire, Allyce Carrie Heflin Moriak (Scott), Josef Benjamin McGuire (Racquel), Emmilee Suzanne Mitchell (Jenny), Dina Marie McGuire (Mike), Molly Rose Grant (Fred), Maggie Mary Moss, Chelsea Dawn Lott; three siblings, Carolyn Wilson, Rodney McGuire (Melanie) and Theresa Hereford (Bill); 30 grandchildren, Hannah Heflin, Marco Heflin, Macee Heflin, Cole McGuire, Emma McGuire, Isabelle McGuire, Rylee McGuire, Liberty McGuire, Shea McGuire, Zoey McGuire, Noah Grant, Emily Grant, Logan Mercer, Gavin Mercer, Ashton Mercer, Olivia Morey, Lucas Morey, Aidan Caddell, Tucker Caddell, Abigael Grant, Haley Grant, Annabelle Grant, Landen Moss, Freya Kelley, Blane McGuire, Liam Lott, Aria Lott, Rosalind Lott, Hiram Lott, and Calvin McGuire and 2 great-grandchildren, Hazael Whittington and Raurie Hall; and countless nieces, nephews and cousins. He is preceded in death by his parents, Loretta and Art Furtwangler and Grant McGuire; his youngest son and best friend, Bradford Lee McGuire, Jr., with whom he is finally reunited; and two brothers, Timothy and Stephen McGuire. Brad was born and raised in Boise, Idaho. He attended Bishop Kelly High school, graduating in 1968. He enlisted in the Navy as a corpsman and spent his first training in Pensacola, Florida which would become his lifelong retirement destination dream. Brad met Kari in the ER of the naval hospital at Whidbey Island where she was a patient and her dad was the head administrator. She broke her toe and he stole her heart. They were married June 1, 1971 and quickly started a family, welcoming Sean later that year. As the family grew, they moved around a bit, living in Oak Harbor, Washington; Salt Lake City, Utah; Riverton, Wyoming; Anchorage, Alaska; Ogden, Utah; Lafayette & Abbeville, Louisiana; and Boise, Idaho before finally getting back to Pensacola. The family settled in nearby Navarre, Florida, raising the family while Brad worked as a long-haul trucking dispatcher and completed his Nursing degree at the University of South Alabama. Brad loved being a nurse and caring for others and became an expert ICU and cardiac care nurse at West Florida hospital in Pensacola and eventually, a travel nurse, even living for a time in St. Croix, in the U. S. Virgin Islands. After Hurricane Katrina, Brad found a new calling as a logistics manager for FEMA. He deployed to countless disasters in the almost two decades of FEMA service that followed. He was only forced to stop deploying due to illness. Brad had a lot of interests and was a great adventurer. He loved to sail and snorkel and dive. He had a solo pilots license and for a time, owned a small Cessna plane. He trained as a skydiver and had hundreds of jumps. He loved to travel, but was a patriot through and through, always happy to be home in the USA and loved his country. Brad was passionate about service, but he also loved the game of golf and was an enthusiastic baseball coach for Bradford Jr. Brad never met a stranger and adopted friends and acquaintances into his family. He will be missed by all of his friends. He loved fiercely and gave freely of his time and life experience to help his children and grandchildren to follow their dreams. He lived to serve others, but tried to always give the most to his family. Brad is an excellent example of living a life of providing for and supporting his family first and also serving others. His overarching passion was to always put another before himself. Brad’s faith in God wasn’t always easy for him but was definitely steadfast. He believed in Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior and that families are forever. He firmly believed we will all have eternal life together in Heaven. The family will receive friends from 4:00 PM- 6:00 PM, Tuesday, November 18, 2025 at Bevis Funeral Home, 200 John Knox Road, Tallahassee, Florida. The funeral service will be held Monday, December 8, 2025 at 11:00 AM, CST at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 1753 Sea Lark Lane, Navarre, FL 32566, the burial will be at Barrancas National Cemetery, 1 Cemetery Road, Pensacola, FL 32508, located in the Naval Air Station Pensacola. Todd Wahlquist is assisting the family with their arrangements (850-385-2193, www.bevisfh.com).

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Bradford Lee McGuire

July 13, 1950 - November 12, 2025