From Sandy Tofts:

Sandy Toft sent this to me I am pretty sure I am to forward it to you..

I really don't have many pics but I do have a couple of Bob and Bob's place right on my Facebook page. In the Montreal flood of 1987 I lost almost everything which brings me to a story below.....
But I would like the the family to know how wonderful Bob and his family were to me. I was only at Montreal West High for one year so was somewhat of an outsider (from Monklands' which had it's reputation), but Bob and Mrs. Bradley freely opened their home to me, and many others too, it was somewhat of a communal spot and I would often stop after school for tea with Mrs. B. (we all know how tumultuous the teen years can be....). I also remember one early introduction to the gang that I have never forgotten - Euchre !!! I never played the game and I was paired up with Bob and we kicked butt the very first time I played! It kind of made me part of the gang instantly and it felt great - Bob became a very good bud!!
On another note, I had one of Spliff's kittens - Whiskey. I saw her the day after she was born and claimed her instantly!! When she was born everyone thought she was dead because Spliff was in distress and Whiskey was just kind of hanging there - but everything ended up okay. My baby girl was with me for 16 of the most important years of my life. She moved out west with me and back again, saw me through a marriage and divorce and the raising of my sons who loved her as dearly as I did. I had her in the flood of 1987 and came into my eye-level appartment to find her floating on my matress!!! Poor baby she was very adventurous!! It was because of my love of this cat, and my golden Charlie, that I became involved with animal rescues and have fostered for years. I have to thank the Bradley's for giving me such a wonderful sentient creature!
Sandy

Bob took me to my first bar I think I was around 16 or 17 years old at the time. Just me and a couple of his buddies. I remember that they would order rounds
give the money owing for the beer to me and I would pay the waitress. As the night went on the waitress was becoming increasingly annoyed and it became very evident that her annoyance was directed at ME! Bob and his buddies just laughed and told me not to worry about it. On our way home (while laughing hysterically) they informed me that the waitress was upset because I was not tipping her!!!

When you lived on Montclair Bob, would always hide around some corner of the house and as I went by he would JUMP OUT and scare the crap out of me. I guess I was a little skittish then.

I remember cutting Bob's hair(with Kathy and Dini) that was always an experience as he would swear to hurt you if you cut it too short. We pierced his ear with an ice cube and a sewing needle actually, I think Kathy and Dini pierced his ear (I might have brought the sewing needle). Along with being skittish, I was a little skuirmish too.

Mostly, Bob and I played pranks (always trying to be one up on each other).One time I short sheeted his bed, of course he declared all out war ... So then Kathy, Dini and I short sheeted his bed again, but this time we put rocks between the mattress and the sheets...Once he realized what we had done he just flipped the mattress over. (Another war declared)

Bob always quizzed me on songs playing on the radio..."Who Sings This"? I did very poorly at this game, but after a while and with lots of practice I would name off who was singing before he even asked. He never did say, but I think he was proud of me.... Bob loved his music.

Over the years we kept in touch off and on until, FACE BOOK then we went back to our old antics..I would post old pictures of him on his page
and as in the past he would declare an all out Picture war! I was not worried ..I use to hate getting my pictures taken and knew there would not be many if any pictures.

I am just thinking I was squimish, skittish and picture phobic...I must have been a real treat back then.

Bob and I had more of a brother sister affection for each other in fact, I called him BIG BROTHER BOB

The last time Bob wrote to me on FB was on November 11th, 2012.

Bob Bradley wrote on your timeline.
November 11, 2012 at 2:09am

Cathy,Happy birthday!!!!love YAH, i said[LOVE]big brother BOB!XOXOXOXOk
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This message is important to me as Bob and I never spoke words of sentiment. I will cherish it as I will all of the great memories of times spent plotting our little wars against each other. He won...He said it first.

9:38am

Cathy Cleave