Bradley Johnson

of Birmingham, passed away on Saturday, March 25, 2006, at the age of 17. He was a Junior at Spain Park High School where he was a Cum Laude Honor Student, a member of TNT and was a Peer Helper. He played Jr. Varsity Basketball for 2 years and was a 3 year letterman with the Spain Park Golf Team. Bradley had been Student of the Month, Freshman Athlete of the Year, Rotary Athlete of the Week, and the Birmingham News Athlete of the Week. He loved sports of all kinds and played baseball for years at Hoover East Ball Park. Bradley planned to play golf professionally one day having played in the 2005 U.S. Amateur and also making it to the final stage of qualifiying for the U.S. Open. A Nationally-Ranked Jr. Golfer, he was in the Top 10 in the country and finished second in the U.S. Jr. Amateur Golf Tournament. A Division One Golf Recruit, Bradley was a member of the USGA, Alabama Golf Association, AJGA Tour Member, SJGT Tour Member and Rolex All-American. He was also an avid fisherman, hunter and a former member of the Birmingham Backpaddlers Association. Bradley was a member of Shades Mountain Baptist Church Student Ministry. He is survived by his parents, Hugh and Shari Johnson of Birmingham; a brother, Michael Johnson of Birmingham; grandparents, Robert C. Johnson, Sr. of Decatur and Charlotte C. Adams of Birmingham; Aunts and Uncles, Margaret and Kenn Whitmyer of Columbus, OH, Robert C. Johnson, Jr. and Pam of Decatur, Janet and Christopher Taylor of Peachtree City, GA, Frank and Marcia Kearly of Baltimore, MD, and Michael and Vicky McCarthy of Birmingham, cousins and extended family. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, March 28, 2006, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Shades Mountain Baptist Church. Funeral services will be on Wednesday, March 29, 2006, at 11:00 a.m. at the church with Rev. Rick Swing and Dr. Charles T. Carter officiating. Pallbearers will be Brian Cagle, Chris Taylor, Robert Johnson, Jr., Travis Grote, Matt Edmonds, Al Delgreco,Wade Steed, and Jerry Prater. Honorary pallbearers will be the Spain Park High School Golf Team. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to a scholarship fund to be established through the Southern Junior Golf Tour, in care of Todd Thompson, SJGT, PO Box 3933, Auburn, AL 36831 Interment will follow in Jefferson Memorial Gardens, South. Currie-Jefferson Funeral Home directing.