Rest In Peace theoldcoach
 

This is Malinda. I am a Daughter of theoldcoach. I am here to inform everyone that he passed away of natural causes two months ago. His heart just finally wore out. One of my brothers finally found his login information for several websites. Mom said that this was one of his favorites. As she is not very computer savvy, she asked me to give you all the news of his passing.

Dad was just short of 76 years old. He was a good man and a wonderful Father who taught us strong values and to manage our lives in such a way that we would be proud of our actions. One of his favorite sayings to my brothers and I was “Life isn’t fair. No one is going to give you anything. You have to earn your way in life.” It was a great lesson and although we sometimes failed, we have tried hard. Now I will tell you some things about the guy who posted here, that he probably never told you.

My Dad was a proud Marine. He served almost four years during the Vietnam Conflict with the 1st Battalion/9th Marines. They were known as The Walking Dead because during Vietnam they had the highest mortality rate in the history of the Corp, as they served mostly on or near the frontlines of any and all battles. For nearly all of Dad’s time in the country virtually all of it was spent in combat zones.

He was wounded twice. One minor and one seriously. His platoon was ambushed while on patrol near the Cambodian border. The loss rate was over 80% killed or wounded. Dad took shrapnel from a sniper bullet that struck the tree next to him, some of which remained in his body for the rest of his life. They were pinned down for nearly 8 hours until another platoon finally fought their way through to rescue the few remaining troops. He was awarded The Purple Heart.

He often wondered why he was spared while so many of his brothers in arms were lost. He said he never thought that he would ever make it out of that jungle. And he said that none of them did. He was proud of his service. But he was also haunted by it. The things that he saw and the things that he was forced to do in order to stay alive.

Some of the greatest time that my bothers and I spent with our Father was several years ago when he took Mom and us to visit Vietnam. He wanted to go back. He said, “I need to go back there. I just have to go back.” He hired a local guide to take us around. We couldn’t get back to the spot where they were ambushed as the jungle had reclaimed the land. But we could see that hill from a distance. At least he was quite sure it was the spot. The same was true for the locations of several of the firebases where he spent time. It was like they were never there. The jungle just takes over. About all that was still there was some remnants of Vanderbilt Air Base. It was all very emotional. He shed many tears that day for his friends who never came home alive. That day brought us very close to our Father. It was a difficult trip and Dad was never sure that he did the right thing by going. But I do believe that it left him with some sense of closure.

Dad was a lifelong conservative. He enjoyed hunting and fishing. He was an outstanding athlete in high school and had several scholarship offers in three sports. But Vietnam got in the way. He was an excellent golfer and played until his health would no longer allow it. Dad was very proud of us kids and no matter what he had to do, he never missed any of the events of our lives. He cherished our Mother and he loved her unconditionally.

Ok. That is enough and I’m sure more that he would have wanted me to tell you. But Mom wanted me to let you a little about the man that you communicated with here for several years. I will give the login information to both of my brothers and they may want to visit this forum too. I don’t know.

Anyway, thanks for your time and thanks for the enjoyment that you all gave my Father here during the last days of his life. By the way. His name was Bradley and he was an avid and lifelong Chiefs and Royals fan!

God Bless. Malinda

Wow, sorry to hear this news

God bless him, as well as you the family

Very sorry for your loss. He was a good dude.

Thanks for the extra info about his life. Sounds like he did a lot for his family and country.

Thank you for telling us about your father passing away. May he RIP.

So sorry to hear this.
May your father (a true Patriot) rest in peace.

So sorry for your loss, Malinda. Your dad lived an exceptional life.

amazing

american badass

Sorry for your loss RIP

RIP

RIP

Sorry for your loss RIP

Godspeed

Sorry for your loss RIP

Prayers for him and the family. God bless all of you.

May he rest in peace, and may all of you find the strength you need to get through this time of loss and adjustment.

Thank you for stopping by and sharing about your dad. Sounds like one helluva man and father.

May he rest in peace.

RIP

Thanks for sharing. CP lost two good ones in Randall Flagg and Theoldcoach this year. I thank them for their service and the legacy they left for their families. God Speed...

Sorry for your loss RIP

Sorry to hear this. RIP

A good Royals fan...sorry you had to witness such a mess recently. RIP

Your dad was amazing. Thanks so much for sharing all of this with us here.

So sorry for your loss.

RIP oldcoach, one of the good ones on here.

My condolences to the family and friends.

RIP theoldcoach

Thanks for sharing. I’m sorry for your loss. I appreciate your dads service and especially his time here.

Stick around we’re not all bad.

Thanks for sharing, your Dad was a great man. RIP

What a great man
May God bless your family
Thanks for letting us know
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Very sorry for your loss. Sounds like he was an excellent father and has a great family.

Sorry for your loss. RIP

RIP

So sorry for your loss.. Sounds like he was a great man..

We appreciate the update. Sounds like a great man that you were proud of . Sorry for your loss as well as ours. May he Rest in Peace.

Old Coach was one of my favorite posters on here. He was a true American hero and an all-around great guy. He will be missed. Best wishes to his family. Rest in Peace.

Sorry to hear this. RIP

Sorry for your loss. RIP

Semper Fi Rest In Peace!

Sorry for your loss.

Thanks for sharing such great stories about your dad. He will be missed here as well as many other places, I am sure.

What a story. The biggest takeaway is that he went through hell, and was still the father you kids needed. RIP marine.

Hi my name is Tim. I am one of Malinda’s Brothers and one of theoldcoach sons. I can’t write as good as Malinda and she did a terrific job memorializing Dad.

I can add that I believe that the joy of his life was his grandkids and great grandkids. He loved his children but he just adored the grands and he spoiled them something awful.

Like she also said he was always there for us. I had the privilege to play 4 years of minor league baseball in the Phillies organization. Many times we would be in some remote faroff podunk place in the dredges of minor league baseball when I would hear this voice in the stands say “Let’s have some fun today Timmy.” The same thing he used to say to me from the time I first started playing Little League. I would look up into the bleachers wherever we were and there would be Dad and Mom. His business allowed him to get away a lot especially in the summertime. but it still always amazed me that he traveled so far and so often just to see me play minor league baseball games. But so many times there he was.

Dad was a pretty quiet man. He rarely raised his voice with us kids. But when he did lookout because all Hell was going to break loose.

I doubt that my older brother Gerald will ever come on here. I am not sure that he even knows how to turn on a computer. So this will probobably be the last post from our family.

My Dad loved people. So in honor of him “Have some fun today.”

Timmy

Condolences to you and your family. May he rest in peace.

One of the ways to rank a man is by how he raises his children; looks like he did well. RIP theoldcoach.

The server is taking a shit and kicking out some dust today.

Beautiful tributes, Malinda and Tim. Your father sounds like an amazing man. We will miss having him here.

RIP old coach and condolences to Melinda, Tim, Gerald, and all the rest of the family. Thank you for reaching out and sharing more about him personally.

Sounds like a great man. Thank you for your words and thoughts.

RIP to a fellow Chief fan. But, more importantly a great father and a true patriot who was willing to give all to the country that he loved.

My condolences to you and your family Milnda

Sorry to hear it. May your father rest in peace, and yes, he was a good man. Stay strong...

Condolences to you and your family.

Thank you so much to you two for letting us know. I always enjoyed his contributions here. Sorry for your loss.

Condolences

Thanks you for posting this information.

Semper fi the old coach and rip good sir. My your family be embraced by the lord in your time of grief while he is guided to the kingdom of heaven.

I'm sorry to hear, but I'm glad that he enjoyed coming here and hanging out with everybody.

This. I wish you and your family the best. It's a hard time but oddly enough you'll learn a lot about the man.

I'm glad this place brought him some happiness and perhaps his passing a dab of perspective for the rest of us...

Malinda, Timmy, and Gerad, so sorry for your loss. Thanks for sharing with us the news and a few memories about your dad.

RIP Oldcoach what a great man. I mostly remember his posts from the Royals Repository and some in DC. Those Nam Vets are some tuff sons of guns what a shame the treatment they got when they came home. That is for another discussion thanks for letting us know Malinda. Your father is resting in peace sharing stories with his brothers in arms that went before him.

RIP, condolences

Thanks for the back story. We clearly lost a good man. Thanks for sharing him with us.

RIP. Thank you for sharing.

so sorry for your loss, and thanks for his service

So sorry for your loss.

I really enjoyed him in the Royals threads all those years.

All the best to his surviving family. Sounds like a legend.

Sorry for your loss RIP

Sorry for your loss, may he rest in peace.

RIP theoldcoach. My condolences to your family. Thanks for the inspiring write ups.

I never like reading these. May you be strong and blessed. Thank you for telling us about your father and I remember he was in his seventies and never acted like it. He was always kind and very young at heart. All the best to you, dear.

- Simply Red

Sounds like he was a great man. RIP

I’m sorry for your loss. Good dude and he will be missed here. :toast:

RIP oldcoach

What a beautiful tribute, Malinda. Thanks for sharing and giving us the chance to know your Dad a little better. Truly, a life well-lived.

May the memories of your Dad be your blessing, and may he RIP.

Pat

My prayers and condolences to you and your family, Malinda.

Congratulations on having such a tremendous father though, I'm sure he's just as proud of you as you are of him.

Condolences oldcoach family. I don't ever recall having interaction with him, but please stick around. CP, for having all of it's benefits and faults, is really sort of a family.

We endured years of Chiefs failure, only to finally get one of the greatest quarterbacks and teams in the league. I hope he and your family enjoyed the past few years as we have.

Thoughts and prayers, and thanks for his service.

Sad to hear. I loved his posts. Thanks for sharing a bit of his life with us. Reading your post he did good in this life.
Condolences to the family.

I didn't know theoldcoach that well and he had only been here for a few years. But from what I recall, I enjoyed his posts and he made good contributions to this forum.

He sounds like he was a great man. I'm sure many of us would have enjoyed getting to know him in person. And he raised children that turned into good people.

May your dad rest in peace.

Damn. RIP Oldcoach. CP loses another brother.

Condolences

I'm sorry to hear about your loss.

He was always a reasonable guy from what I read here, and that's a claim that can't be made by everyone.

RIP. Good man. Condolences to your family and all the people that loved him.

What a beautiful tribute. Thanks for coming on and filling us in. Your father sounds like a truly great American. God Bless you all!