This is the first year since 2017 that the days line up with the dates. I've gone through so many emotions this week. You will never be forgotten Brad. You'll be in my heart always and forever.
12/6/58-3/4/17 * 1:29pm-1:30pm.

I miss you so much dad
Merry Christmas in heaven with Mimi and poppy with you again

Merry Christmas in heaven. You have your Mama now. I sent her more twizzlers about a week and a half before she left. I know yall have a lot of catching up to do. I miss you but I'll see you again.

Happy Birthday in heaven! You will be forever missed and I thank you for all the memories and all the love you gave me. ❤️

I can't believe it's been 5 years... I miss you but I know I'll see you again. Thank you for all our beautiful years.

Where has the time gone ?? I remember how hard working you were and the respect your men had for you. I remember you staining all your lovely shirts Trisha would buy you. She tried so hard to keep them clean and neat. You know how OCD she is ...She still is ! You worked so hard for your wife and kids to have what they all needed and wanted. You never let anyone down and always came through somehow. You are truly missed. I remember your kid at heart with your toy trains, planes , motorcycles and automobiles. You had a big heart ! I remember how much you loved your fur babies. I can still hear your voice asking me " Do you know why they want to go outside so much "? ....To get "COOKIES" you called the dog treats "cookies" I smile and think of you to this day when i pour out kitty cookies in a plate. Dog treats are forever called " Cookies" in my mind...again your fun loving heart shining through. I remember saving money to buy Kale a Nintendo switch for his birthday.. When i was short you gave it to me. You like to pick on me for killing a tree in your yard BUT I DID NOT DO IT ! I know you know that now !!! I think of you when i hear the planes flying over my house in those beautiful blue summer skies...i look up knowing your still up there watching over us ..

Merry Christmas in heaven Brad. Thank you for all the memories you gave me and for sharing your heart with me.

I miss you, daddio. I can’t believe it’s been 4 years. What I’d give to hear your voice again. Tomorrow I’m going to shoot the .22 you got me when I was 13. Last time I shot it was with you. Make sure I hit the target. Haha. I know you’ll be watching. Hope heaven is treating you well. I love you dad.

Four years ago today we lost you but I am so grateful for every moment spent with you. Thank you for every memory. You are missed and you are Always and Forever loved.
12/6/58-3/4/17

Happy Birthday Brad, we still miss you so very much. But I know without a doubt Carlos and will see you again. We love you. Forever Missed, Never Forgotten!❤️

Happy birthday, dad. I made a post on my wall yesterday for you. It wouldn’t let me login here to your memory page. Now that I fixed it, know you’re awesome still and I hope you enjoyed your 62nd in the clouds. Missing and loving you always, trying to stay compassionate ♡

Happy Birthday Brad.... You are missed and you are loved. It was 195 weeks ago yesterday that we lost you but I know you're in heaven and you know we'll meet again.

I miss you Baby..... I have dreamed about you every single solitaire night since you've been gone. EVERY. SINGLE. NIGHT. I thank you for showing up when I least expect it, even when you make me jump and I fuss at you lol. Thank you for John. You and him are so much alike in so many ways. You always took care of me and somehow you still do. Don't ever stop haunting me Baby. Always & Forever....I love you.

Yo daddio. I miss you so much.....I play my song about you “say goodbye” at a lot of my shows. Sometimes people come to me after in tears, telling me thank you for giving them words. How they lost their wife, husband, friend, or child and they understood what my song was crying out. Every time we play it, I’m thinking of you. And I feel that you’re around. The bands doing really good. Even though not all of it’s your style, I feel you really would have loved it and all the band mates. Some of them remind me of you. Maybe you sent me them on purpose? Haha. I try my best everyday, just like you would have expected me to.
Just know even though it’s been 3 years it feels like forever. We all miss you.... I hope heaven is still nice and that you’re riding around listening to the blues just like you used to. I’ll never forget our root beer trips together. I’m glad Stella is going to be coming home to you today. She will be missed so much too. I love you dad, and even though things weren’t always the best between us - I still remember lessons you taught me while you were here. And I’ll always try to be my compassionate self as you always said too. I’d give anything to give you a hug and hear your voice again. Thank you for teaching me to work hard, cause I’ve been working harder than ever on my music and learning carpentry on the side for fun. Makes me miss you more. I’m gonna do everything I can to make it, and to make you proud. I hope you’re smiling every day in the sunshine. You deserve it. See you one day again ♡

Hey up there Brad. We still sure miss you down here, that's something that will never go away. Lots of people still think or say what if Brad was here? You will be missed forever. Rest in peace my friend. 

I love and miss you every day, dad. Happy 61st birthday, (and many more!!!). I can’t wait to see you again. Wish you were here to see all I’ve been working on this year, and what’s to come. But I know you’re watching me from above, and will always appreciate you. I hope you enjoy your birthday in Heaven. And I hope I always make you proud.. ♡

Happy 61st Birthday Baby.... I miss you, and I love you.

Brad, I miss you. Thank you for every moment and every memory. There's not a day that goes by that I don't see you in the house or walking through the yard. I still go to the closet with arms open wide and pull your clothes to me to hug and smell you. You were my best friend, my everything. I never minded once getting up with you at 4-5 in the morning just to have coffee together and talk about our day. It was the best part of the day until you came in at night. I miss your dirty clothes on the side of the bed. I miss the way you'd give me your signature wink. I miss the way that even if I was mad at you that you'd put your arms around me and try to make me look at you because you knew if I looked in your eyes I'd forget what I was mad at you. I miss doing everything I could to not look at you but you'd talk to me in that unforgettable voice and always talk me into it. I'm ok-ish. John is good to me and loves me. He loves you to and together we are still fighting for everything you worked so hard for. We're still fighting the good fight and to get the justice for you. Thank you for loving me just the way I am and not trying to change my country, redneck, southern ways. Thank you for taking every stray in, for blessing me with things I never thought I'd experience and for all our crazy adventures. Thank you for being so compassionate and understanding of everything I'd been through. I see you everyday in the red Cardinal and will always and forever remember how we were when it was just the two of us. Give Grandma and Mama, Dweeb and Tinkerbell a big hug from me. Stella and the boys miss you. Nacho is now house cat, lol, I know you saw that coming. Your partner has made my life hell so make it rain. We love you baby.

You are still very much missed here on earth and always will be. I'm sure you're doing well helping others in Heaven as you did here on earth. Rest in peace my friend.

Still missing you my friend. But, I’m sure you’re where you are supposed to be, in Heaven singing with the Angels. Carlos and I think of you on a daily basis even after 2 years. Your impact on this earth was unimaginable. We will always remember and love you.
Robin and Carlos
Forever Missed

Missing you so much more than you could imagine. I can’t believe it’s been 2 years. Wishing I could hug you, and hear your voice again. I love you, dad.

This is a "HAPPY BIRTHDAY" wish to a greatly missed man whom many people loved and adored, however it is still the birthday of that same Great Man. We all still love and miss you and know how much good you are doing for others up there. Rest in peace my friend.

My precious, kind, soulful, gorgeous son, Brad, is gone forever. My heart is broken but then I think of how he could make me laugh with one word which was the way he pronounced Chihuahua Tinker Belle, his loving dog, I roared with laughter every time he said it and he knew it..I adored him with all my heart and soul. Love you so much Brad.

Brad was a man's man, never to busy to help anyone even though his schedule was jammed full from the time he woke up until he put his head on the pillow at night. He has touched so many hearts we will never know the depth or breath of how many lives he touched. Our prayers are with him and I await our meeting in heaven. I know he will have paved the way for all of us who loved him. RIP my friend, my brother. PS I am doing as you wished and taking good care of her.

I love you so much, Dad. I’m missing you always. I think about you every single day and miss you with every single second that goes by. This year hasn’t been easy at all, I find myself struggling daily just wishing to once again hear your voice. I wish I did things better when you were here, I wish so much to just hug you once more. You’re an amazing man, and I’m sorry I didn’t tell you enough. I’m sorry for all the hard times I gave you, and wish I could take them all back. I love you, and I can’t express that enough.
Every time it rains I think of you, and your little dance “rain drops keep falling on my head”. Even though you didn’t like the rain cause you couldn’t work.. haha. I remember you always leaving your gummy packets everywhere - it made Mom so mad, but always made us laugh.. The day I found out you had gone to heaven I found a gummy packet in your shop, and even though I was so sad, it had made me smile. You just knew how to make people smile or laugh sometimes in different ways.
One of the last memories I have with you is ...You said I had the most compassion you’d seen in a person, and that will always replay in my head. I’m still thankful for you everyday, and even though I didn’t let you know a lot before I still pray you hear me now. I love you, dad. I hope heaven is treating you nice ♡

There is not a day that goes by that I do not think of you Brad. I loved you with all my heart and soul. You were the best brother ever in the entire world. I wish so badly that I could hug you again and tell you how much you meant to me. Like they always say ...you do not know what you had until its gone. I love you so much and will see you in heaven someday.

Brad,
Carlos and I are forever missing you sweetheart. You have
No idea what an impact you left in our lives. We love and miss
You dearly. But I sure you are sitting at the foot of Jesus
And much better than we are here on this earth. I am reminded
Of a statement that Billy Graham made. You didn’t die. You
Just changed Addresses. Forever missed!
Robin and Carlos Batista

Hard to believe a year has gone by already. You have no idea how much you are missed!!! I'm sure you are a big hit up there as you were here on earth, helping and guiding in a way that only you could do. We all miss you and wish you were still here with us. Rest in peace my friend.

Sorry I missed this email on your birthday Brad, but I was still thinking about you. You have been greatly missed and always will be. Rest in peace my friend.

Today is your birthday my friend. Remembering you and the great memories we made. Happy Birthday! You will forever be part of our lives.

I don’t know what to put on here but Brad was more than my best friend he is my dad and there’s not a day that goes by that I don’t think about him, I miss him more than words can describe

Many thoughts and prayers for your family.

Kit and I would like to express our deepest sympathies to the family, friends and community of Brad Mutchler. Our hearts are heavy and we know yours are broken as he was an awesome man who lived life to the fullest spreading that enthusiasm to all those he met. May you be flying high with the angels, Brado! Say hello to Poppy from us too...RIP.

I've known Brad since we were both 19 Years old. I went to work for a custom auto interior business in Ft Lauderdale where he had been working. We became instant friends. Brad drove a souped-up AMC Gremlin. I know right? Being in Ft Lauderdale in the 70s and 80s was pretty wild and we made the most of it. We also did interiors of Limousines and Brad somehow convinced the boss to let us use the demo limo on the weekends. We would take turns driving the limo while the other sat in the back. We always took it to our favorite bar and parked it out front and whoever was driving it would climb through the partition window to get out the back. It was a chick magnet. Lol We had a lot of great times back then going to clubs and hanging out. Anyone ever witness Brad dancing? Not a pretty site. Brad opened a boat canvas business which led him to buy a big boat then become a boat captain. There was nothing that Brad couldn't do. We have stayed in and out of touch for 40 years but we never lost sight of each other. I remember when he met Trisha. He called me and said he had met the girl that he has been looking for his whole life The girl that he needed. The love of his life...Brad's confidence and giving heart left an impression on me that has kept me going through some tough times.
Rest in peace my friend. You were loved by the best people in the world...

We are heartbroken. Brad was my best friend and has been a big part of our lives for the last 9 years. We talked nearly everyday, sometimes multiple times. I still get in my truck and start to call him before the reality of his passing hits me. He was an extraordinary person in many ways. Look at how many folks call him their best friend.

Brad could do almost anything and he was one of those guys that made things happen. When others would stand around and give reasons why something couldn’t be done, Brad would roll up his sleeves and make it happen. He also had a way about him that made others feel like they were immediately part of his world and that he had their back. His enthusiasm for life was contagious and if you knew him it rubbed off on you. 

He loved life, he loved his family, and he loved his friends. His legacy lives on in our hearts and memories and the good things that were inspired by him. We miss you dear friend. 
Mike and Carol Tilley

I met Brad over 30 years ago when we were in our early 20's. We were best friends for 10 years. One night after an evening out in Delray Beach, he just picked up and left me there.  Brad thought it was funny. Soon after I returned the favor and left him in Miami. If I remember correctly we were stuck taking long taxi rides home. This burning each other went on for awhile till it finally came to a head when Brad left me to sleep on a beach overnight in the Dominican Republic and left on the boat we had been fishing on which was anchored out a mile at sea. With all the shenanigans we had a blast together especially fishing through out the Caribbean. I will miss Brad and all the laughs we shared including reliving our good times together. Our thoughts and prayers are with Trisha and the family at this most difficult time. We regret we are unable to attend his memorial but our hearts are with you.
With love, Gar and Jody Brown

There are no words to express the sorrow that Carlos and I feel for your
Loss. You were such an inspiration to so many. As in life may you continue to be a light for all of us remaining here on earth and remind us of how short life really is

Brad was the most generous and compassionate person I'd ever met. There were no stray animals he wouldn't take care of. When he found the boys; Kat, Watson, Sammy, and Tigger, in the horse barn, the first thing he did was call me to come out there- that I needed to see something. Our fourth and final child had moved out and we were officially empty nesters. Although I loved the time I had alone with him, he was almost always working and I felt very unnecessary at the time. I'd spent my life on raising the kids and blending our family while he worked and provided, and suddenly I felt like I had no purpose. I had never been a "cat person" but when I first met Brad he was a single man with 3 cats. When I walked out to the horse barn and saw those poor kittens that had been abandoned, I suddenly had a purpose again. I bottle fed all of them and the one that was away from the litter left in a mud puddle, I babied even more. None of their eyes were open but I took care of them through YouTube videos. Kat was barely breathing and so weak and since I was raised country you didn't take animals to a vet unless that was the very last resort. Brad came home and looked at little Kat and said for me to call the vet immediately. He spent over $250 to try and save that little kitten but he died 3 days later. We buried him by the water fountain by the back porch. Brad was so heartbroken over Kat. Suddenly we were left with three brothers and they became our nights entertainment. Each with his own unique personality. I wasnt used to cats so I certainly wasn't used to walking in the kitchen and finding them sprawled out on the countertops, dining room table or stove. I fussed at them day after day after day. Brad always got up early for work and when he made his coffee he would make mine and bring it to me. We'd either sit in bed and talk or go out on the back porch. We spent over 2 years on auto alarm clocks at 4am just to spend time together before he left for work. One morning I woke up late and when I went downstairs to reheat my coffee I noticed a saucer on the counter that looked like half and half. I called Brad and he said he'd forgotten to put it in the sink. I asked him what it was for and at first he said "nothing" then he finally confessed that every morning he'd feed the boys a saucer of half and half on the counter. I said "Brad! No wonder they are always on the counters! They can't differentiate between when they can or can't get on there. He just smiled that wonderful smile and said "but honey, they're just so cute" and just like that I forgave him...... Only then he had to feed them on the window seat. Every single morning after that he just left the saucer there for me to get. Like every other day of the past 4 years, it was there the morning he flew out.

Its hard to put into words who Brad was and all the love we shared and the fun times we've had. He was simply the best man I've ever known. There's pretty much nothing he hadn't done in his 58 years. I fell in love with his bold determination, his confidence, his stability, and his voice. Anytime I ever got mad at him about something I could only stay mad till he put his arms around me and he looked at me. It was all over the second he did that and he knew it.
He was the first person I ran to when anything good or funny happened and he was the first person I'd run to if something bad happened or if I was having a bad day. He always took care of everything. He never wanted me to worry. He'd always tell me that he just wanted me to "Have fun, and Be Happy." That's exactly how he made me feel. Loved and happy.
I think I'm still in shock because I still expect to see him when I open my eyes each morning and I still wait for him to come home in the evenings. I'd always say "come back to me" and he'd always say "I always do." I got his wedding band back last week and its engraved "Always & Forever" A thousand years would of never been enough for us, so I'm grateful that we'll have eternity. He was, still is, and will forever be, My Everything.

Elaine and I meet Brad and Trish 20 years ago and became very good friends right away. I quickly learned there was nothing Brad could not accomplish. I thought I could fix and do most anything, but Brad was out of my league and I learned everything I could from him. He was truly the best friend I have ever had. I will miss you greatly my friend. I love you.

Brad called me Grandma, although I was grandma to two beautiful girls he adopted and loved as if they were his very own. He was always forgiving and rescued all of the kids time after time. I know they will now realize what a wonderful man he was. Trisha, love the kids like Brad did, always with open arms and open heart.

Bard was a caring loving person. He will be missed by many people. I enjoyed the times Trisha and Brad shared with me. He called me munchin (Linda Wilson)

My life will never be the same without my precious son; my heart is broken.  I loved him, my gorgeous son, with all my heart and soul.  Life must go on!  It seems like only yesterday that we carried him home from the Palo Alto-Stanford Hospital.  A lifetime is over in a split second.
My husband and I absolutely adored him. My husband has been deceased for many years. I miss Brad terribly......

Brad and I met 20 years ago .he and my best friend had met and he fell for her and her for him ..he was a hard working father and husband who always made sure all the children and Trisha had everything they needed. He took care of everything ...but Trish took care of Brad too. ..they completed each other. Brad always wanted to lend a helping hand to anyone in need . He has helped me several times in my time of need and I will always think fondly of him and his kindness. He always rushed to help emergency workers down the street when people would get washed off the roads during storms..he always offered help in any way he could. I would have to go to work in the ice and snow on the few times it does that here in Clayton nc...he would say, " we'll call me and I'll come pull you out if you need me too " he also would bust my chops on occasion about me backing over a cherry tree in his yard 100 years ago....he dubbed me " the tree killer " ...i will miss so much the sound of his voice cslling me that .. He had grown to love the mountains and I know he loved it there so much because after working hard all week he would hurry as fast as he could and rush Trish out the door to get to his beloved mountain falls ...I was so glad to see him enjoying time with his beautiful wife who was also his best friend ... in his favorite place " mountain falls"  I will see you again my friend and thank you for everything ..it meant so much to me . I hope you knew . Love Buffy

Words cannot express how much I loved my brother Brad with all my heart and soul. I looked up to him and admired all that he had accomplished in his life. He was loved by everyone who met him. We are all devastated and so heartbroken beyond words. He used to call me kiddo and I will miss that and him so much......

Brad. No words can ever express how your loss of life on
this earth has affected so many people You were admired
and loved by so, so very many. You will always be
remembered for being that wonderful person with
such an incredible humanitarian spirit that you shared with
everyone you met. May God be with your spirit and I pray
comforting Trish, with your everlasting love that lived with
her each second of your beautiful and loving 22 year marriage. Oh how much I loved and admired the relationship you two shared, a true love given to each of you from God. God Bless You my dear Friend.

Elisabeth I did not have time with Brad except once or twice before your grandfather died, but through your eyes on Facebook have come to know over the years how special a person he was, and always will be in your memories you share with us, our prayers and your heart he will always be there for all of us. I wish you some kind of peace in the future, knowing he loved you, and we all know you loved him. Blessings to you.

Brad was an amazing man with a very big heart. He was without a doubt the smartest person I ever met and could do whatever he set his mind to. He was my boss and a great friend. You will surely be missed. Rest in peace my friend.