Linda A White Jarrells
Roc Vaughn Bradford, 68, of Rockford, IL went home to be with the Lord on Friday, September 18, 2015. Roc was born to Dorothy (Fiskbach) and Orlie Bradford on July 21, 1947 in Rockford, IL and graduated from West High School in 1965.
First and foremost, Roc was a Christian. He loved Jesus Christ and lived his life according to his principles. He recently joined the choir at First Free Evangelical and enjoyed every moment of singing with his brothers and sisters in Christ.
As his many friends (and many strangers) can attest, he greatly enjoyed talking to people. His soft eyes, warm smile, and enthusiasm for so many things brightened many days.
He was born with a love of language. Studying English at the University of Illinois and NIU, it was not uncommon to find him reading Canterbury Tales in the Old English to his children before bed.
He was proud of Rockford’s history and heritage. He took full advantage of all of its cultural opportunities, spending afternoons at Nicholas Conservatory and attending plays at Rock Valley College with his wife.
He was more well-traveled than he cared to admit, taking trips to Hong Kong and San Francisco as a young adult, South Carolina and Georgia with his wife, and down the East Coast in his treasured Polo Green Corvette with his son.
One of his greatest joys was tinkering in the garage of his beautiful house. Frequent trips to Menards prove that there wasn’t a tool that he didn’t love. He would spend hours tending the lawn and garden of what would become his dream home.
Roc is loved and will be missed by his wife, Louise (Lou) of Rockford; son, David of Reston, VA; daughter and son-in-law, Kimberly (Kimby) and Jeremy Burke of Fort Worth, TX; grandchildren, Brady and Corbin; father, Orlie of Rockford; brothers, Jerry (and Hazel) of South Beloit, Rory (and Sharon) of Davis, and Brian of Rockford; and extended family. He was preceded in death by his beloved mother Dorothy.
A memorial service will be held at 11 am on Saturday, September 26, 2015 at First Free Evangelical Church, 2223 N. Mulford Road in Rockford. Visitation will commence one hour prior to the service.
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