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Shirley Patricia "Patt" Ann Brady
Daughter of Ernest Lawton Brady (Aug. 8, 1918 - Sept. 3, 1987) and Nettie Irene Simmons-Brady (Aug. 25, 1915 - Aug. 13, 1999), Shirley Patricia Ann Brady, known to friends and family as “Patt”, was born in Elbert County, Georgia on June 9, 1938.
Halloween & Trick or Treating
Celebrating Halloween through “Trick or Treating” was still in its infancy when Patt was a child. While widespread today, prior to the 1930's “Trick or Treating” did not exist! And not everyone embraced the idea of rewarding costumed kids “begging” for “treats”. Among them was Patt's mother, Irene Simmons Brady, who discouraged her daughters (Patt and Delores) from participating in “Trick or Treating”. Consequently, as children, neither Patt or Delores ever went “Trick or Treating”. However, by the early 1960s, “Trick or Treating” had become mainstream; and both Patt and Delores allowed their children to enjoy “Trick or Treating”. Always wanting to do something “special” for her grandsons, Irene Simmons Brady “tolerated” Halloween through giving candies to her grandchildren. While Delores still lived with her, if other children came to her door, she would have Delores hand out the candies. After Delores moved out, she did not give candies to other neighborhood children who might come to her door.
[![At age 17, Patt Brady was the Head Majorette at Toccoa High School. Also pictured (forefront) is Suzanne Smith, (through marriage became Suzanne Smith-Crow) who later taught [[richard_clarke_randall|Richard Clarke Randall's]] "English" class at Stephens County High School.](/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=shirley_patricia_ann_brady:patt-majorette-1955c.jpeg "At age 17, Patt Brady was the Head Majorette at Toccoa High School. Also pictured (forefront) is Suzanne Smith, (through marriage became Suzanne Smith-Crow) who later taught [[richard_clarke_randall|Richard Clarke Randall's]] \"English\" class at Stephens County High School.")
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Marriage
After graduating from Toccoa High School, Patt attended the University of Georgia for one quarter. Unfortunately, she only passed two classes… Band & P.E. Upon learning this, her father, Ernest Lawton Brady, saw no point in paying for her to “re-take” classes. Patt moved back home (to Toccoa) and began working at WABCO (Westinghouse Airbrake, Co. – Owned by American Standard) in Toccoa, GA. Patt worked in the “Transportation” Dept. There she met Walter Clarke Randall, who worked in the Cost Accounting Dept.
On October 18, 1957, Shirley Patricia “Patt” Ann Brady (age 19) married Walter Clarke Randall (age 22). They initially living in a 2-story apartment building, while they both continued working at WABCO.
At age 19, Patt rode her horse, “Tarzan”, in the 1957 Toccoa “Christmas Parade” (she was with no particular group; anyone with a horse could ride in the parade). Tarzan's personality was such that he preferred to be the “lead” horse. After rearing and walking on his hand legs to the front of the group, he “threw” Patt off (onto the street). An embarrassed Patt led “Tarzan” to her husband, Walter Clarke Randall (who was in a 3-piece suit), for him to ride back to the stable. The stable was several miles from the parade site, and Clarke recalled that every time “Tarzan” would slow down, he would “kick” him in the ribs to keep going (so that “Tarzan” would remember the “consequences” of throwing a rider). Clarke also recalled that very early the following year (after experiencing the cost of feed & vet fees), they sold “Tarzan”.
The following year (1958), “Patt” was “laid-off” from WABCO. Clarke then quit WABCO so that he could work at “Brady Welding” (owned by by his father-in-law, Ernest Brady) performing cost accounting and welding. They then moved into a 1 bedroom, 1 bath room, house above the Welding shop (owned by Ernest Brady).
Walter Clarke Randall and Shirley Patricia “Patt” Ann Brady had two sons:
- Richard Clarke Randall (b. January 17, 1959)
- Walter Mark Randall (b. August 26, 1963)
Patt's father, Ernest Brady, gave the couple a plot of land located 1 block away from the welding shop. Clarke designed and had a house built upon the land - sitting atop a hill overlooking the house that Ernest and Irene Brady lived in at that time. In January, 1964 (shortly after Walter Mark Randall was born), they moved into the new house, located at: 158 Patsy Drive, Toccoa, Georgia 30577.
When her sister, Delores Brady, was about 17 years old (about 1964), Patt and Delores began a tradition of driving to Clemson, SC & Anderson, SC to shop at their Malls (e.g., J.C. Penny) the day after Thanksgiving.
During the 1970s, Patt began attending Jazzercise classes in Toccoa. She loved Jazzercise so much that she became a Jazzercise Instructor.
Retirement
After retirement (approx. 1997), Clarke and Patt purchased an RV to travel across the U.S. (Sept. 1997), where they eventually settled for five years in Key West, FL (at 6700 Maloney Avenue, Key West, FL 33040). Unfortunately, the medication for his heart arrhythmia became ineffective, forcing him to have a heart pace-maker.
Death
During their time in Key West, FL, Patt had begun developing some early symptoms associated with dementia. Patt's condition was diagnosed as "Lewy Body Dementia". Clarke and Patt sold the RV and returned to Toccoa where they rented an apartment (in a complex called “Andrew's Apartments”). A short time later, Patt entered the Clary Care Center (at Stephens County Hospital) where she died on Sept. 28, 2006 (at age 68) from complications associated with Lewy Body Dementia.
Shirley Patricia “Patt” Ann Brady-Randall (b. June 9, 1938 – d. Sept. 28, 2006)1), was the daughter of Ernest Lawton Brady (b. Aug. 8, 1918 – d. Sept. 3, 1987 at age 69)2) and Nettie Irene Simmons Brady (b. Aug. 29, 1915 – d. Aug. 13, 1999 at age 83 from complications associated with Alzheimer's disease)3).
[![Obituary for "Patt" Randall (June 9, 1938 – Sept. 28, 2006). Published in "[[http://www.thetoccoarecord.com/|The Toccoa Record]]" newspaper on Oct. 3, 2006.](/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=shirley_patricia_ann_brady:pat_randall-obituary.jpg "Obituary for \"Patt\" Randall (June 9, 1938 – Sept. 28, 2006). Published in \"[[http://www.thetoccoarecord.com/|The Toccoa Record]]\" newspaper on Oct. 3, 2006.")
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