Brady Cornelius Jones

Brady Cornelius Jones, beloved husband, father, grandfather and brother passed away on June 21, 2019 at Severance Hospital in Seoul, Korea. He was surrounded by his wife and three step daughters in the ICU where he passed peacefully after a short illness. Brady was born in Besoco, West Virginia on December 2, 1937. Brady was a proud veteran of the US Army where he served in Vietnam as a helicopter pilot reaching the rank of Chief Warrant Officer 4. He was twice decorated with the Distinguished Flying Cross, and a recipient of eight Air Medals and the Bronze Star Medal. He retired after serving his country faithfully for 20 years. During his time in the army, Brady used his GI Bill to get his education, receiving his B.S. in Law Enforcement & Corrections from the University of Nebraska in 1971, and later received his M.A. in Management & Supervision from Central Michigan University and completed coursework towards a PhD in Management in Organizational Leadership from the University of Phoenix. Education was always of the utmost importance to him, and he not only preached it but he lived it. Brady met and married Yung, his wife of the past 43 years, in 1976 in Alexandria, Virginia where they raised her three daughters. Shortly after retiring from the military, he began working at Headquarters, U.S. Army Garrison Fort Myer as a Military Equal Opportunity Specialist and later joined INSCOM at Arlington Hall Station as the EEO Officer where he dedicated himself to improving race relations and equal employment opportunity within the Department of the Army. His civilian awards included the Army Achievement Medal for Civilian Service, the Army Superior Civilian Service Award, Exemplary Performance Award, and the Secretary of the Army Certificate of Achievement. He retired on April 1, 2017 after 40 years of civilian service. Brady spent the last couple of years doing one of the things he loved best with the person he loved most – traveling the world with Yung. In recent years, they had travelled to countries in South America, Asia, Africa, and Europe and even snorkeled at the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. Brady was preceded in death by his parents, Ernest Lee Jones and Virginia Rose Morris, and is survived by his wife, Yung Jones; his brother Norman Jones; his children, Andre Jones, Venita Dawson, Marlis Martin, and Devin Jones; his step daughters, Gloria Brassard (Darren), Susanna Thornton (Jason), and Olivia Stewart (Gary); sixteen grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Brady was a blessing and inspiration to those who knew him, and he will be greatly missed. A memorial service will be held at Jefferson Funeral Chapel, 5755 Castlewellan Dr., Alexandria, VA on Tuesday, August 20, 2019 at 1:00 pm. The family invites everyone to gather immediately following the service at The Waterford, 6715 Commerce Street, Springfield, VA. Brady will be laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors at a later date. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Wounded Warrior Project. https://support.woundedwarriorproject.org/default.aspx?tsid=7792

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Brady Cornelius Jones

December 2, 1937 - June 21, 2019