Reagan Franklin Bradshaw (1943 - 1998)

Born 4 May 1943 in Texarkana, Bowie, Texas, United States

Ancestors

Died 11 Oct 1998 at age 55 in Manor, Travis, Texas, United States

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Biography

Reagan Franklin Bradshaw. Born 4 MAY 1943 . Died 11 OCT 1998 . He was the son of Barney Audie Bradshaw and Evalyn Maude Parker.

He married his first wife,Susan Joan Olaughlin, on 16 Apr 1966 in Travis, Texas, United States. ^[1]

They were divorced on 8 Oct 1976.^[2]

Children of Reagan Franklin Bradshaw and Susan Joan Olaughlin are:

Katy Bradshaw

Patrick Bradshaw

He married his second wife, Elizabeth Shepperd on 12 May 1984 in Travis, Texas, United States. ^[3]

Obituary

Regan Bradshaw died Sunday, October 10,1998.  Reagan was born May 4, 1943, in Texarkana, Texas, to Evalyn and Barney A. Bradshaw.  He grew up in Lufkin “in an all Lufkin family.”  He built his first darkroom in the family garage in seventh grade and was photographer for the high school annual.  He graduated from Lufkin High School in 1961.  In the summer of 1963, he was a cub reporter for the Lufkin News, carrying his camera, for they had no staff photographers.  He was a UT Plan II graduate in 1965, and began graduate school in government, but opted instead for the Germain School of Photography in New York.      Reagan was an industrial photographer for Tracor in 1967-68 and a photographer and photo editor for Texas Parks and Wildlife magazine from 1968-71.  He had been an independent commercial photographer since then with many regional and national clients.      He was an advocate for other photographers as the founding president of the Austin/San Antonio chapter of the American Society of Media Photographers in 1985.  He had served on the Board of Directors of the National A.S.M.P. since 1987, holding offices culminating with the presidency from 1995-97.  He was most noted for his efforts in copyright protection, education, and for his authorship of the A.S.M.P. code of ethics.  He was the authority on business knowledge for Central Texas photographers.      Reagan photographed in depth the natural world of Texas and was well known for his and Griffin Smith Jr.’s 1983 book, “Forgotten Texas.”.      He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Shepperd Bradshaw; mother, Evalyn Bradshaw; sister, Emily Kirkman; brother,Stephen Bradshaw; children, Katy Bradshaw, Patrick Bradshaw, Joaquin Morin, Silke Morin and her husband, Michael Martin; and grandchildren, Jasper Morin Martin and Calvin Morin Martin; and a large family of friends.  He was preceded in death by his father, Barney Bradshaw, in 1966.      Reagan was a photographer, pilot, guitarist, canoeist, kayaker, skier, scuba diver, husband, father, and grandfather.  He was a quiet, but large presence in many of our lives, and will be remembered always.   Buried in the Garden of Memories Cemetery, Lufkin, Angelina Co., Texas: (small stone) Reagan Franklin Bradshaw / May 4, 1943 Oct. 11, 1998.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "Texas Marriages, 1966-2010," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VT2P-N31 : 6 December 2014), Reagan Franklin Bradshaw and Susan Joan Olaughlin, 16 Apr 1966; citing Travis, Texas, United States, certificate number 030395, Vital Statistics Unit, Texas Department of State Health Services, Austin.
2. ↑ "Texas Divorce Index, 1968-2010," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VYXS-TK7 : 12 December 2014), Reagan F Bradshaw and Susan J Bradshaw, 08 Oct 1976; from "Texas, Divorce Index, 1968-2011," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing Travis, Texas, United States, certificate number 063307, Texas Department of State Health Services.
3. ↑ "Texas Marriages, 1966-2010," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VT5Y-217 : 6 December 2014), Reagan F Bradshaw and Elizabeth Shepperd, 12 May 1984; citing Travis, Texas, United States, certificate number 068889, Vital Statistics Unit, Texas Department of State Health Services, Austin.
4. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #38686286

• "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VDPM-3VV : 1 January 2015), Reagan Franklin Bradshaw, 04 May 1943; from "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing Texas Department of State Health Services.
• "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VDCY-PV3 : 1 January 2015), Reagan Franklin Bradshaw in entry for Patrick Reagan Bradshaw, 07 Feb 1968; from "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing Texas Department of State Health Services.
• "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VD5T-N41 : 1 January 2015), Reagan Franklin Bradshaw in entry for Katherine Ann Bradshaw, 16 Jun 1969; from "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing Texas Department of State Health Services.
• https://billiongraves.com/grave/person/10550017
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• "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKRS-48YJ : accessed 23 August 2022), Reagan Bradshaw, Texas, United States, 15 Oct 1998; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Austin American-Statesman, born-digital text.

Acknowledgements

• Profile created by James Gardiner through the import of " William of Frederick.ged" researched and authored by Charlou Dolan.