Ronald Glen Bradshaw
Ronald Glen Bradshaw, 77, died of complications from renal cell carcinoma Oct. 11, 2012, at home on the Duncan D Cross Ranch in Burnet County with his wife, Caroline Duncan Bradshaw, by his side. He was born on Sept. 5, 1935, in Amarillo to Glen and Dorothy Ruth Bradshaw and was raised in Guymon, Okla.
He graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 1959 with a bachelor’s degree in architecture and moved to Dallas to start his practice and his family. He was a partner with his classmate, George Newman, in the firm of Newman/Bradshaw Architects and, ultimately, a partner in the award-winning firm The Architects Partnership in Dallas with founding partners David W. George and Reagan W. George and also with Gerry M. Shaffer and Michael Barnes.
The firm’s work included projects in and around Dallas; Eden Isle, Ark.; the Hill Country; and other areas. They collaborated with the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Taliesin West on the Dallas Theatre Center, and, later, he again collaborated with Taliesin on a residence in Dallas.
The Architects Partnership began projects for Horseshoe Bay in the late 1960s, designing most of their original buildings and homes for both owners of Horseshoe Bay.
In 1993, he and his wife moved to Burnet County to her family’s ranch. His work continued at Horseshoe Bay, where he designed Applehead Island, many residences and both the Catholic and Protestant churches.
He designed “Casa Angela” for Dallas friends in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, which made him very proud. He also designed The Hill Country Children’s Advocacy Center in Burnet and the home on the ranch where he and his wife lived.
He was influenced by the head of the architecture department at OU, Bruce Goff, and also by Frank Lloyd Wright. He loved the architecture of John Gaw Meem, who designed their home in Gascon, N.M.
He longed for one last trip to New Mexico to sit and look at the mountains. He loved sailing and watching the America’s Cup. He loved driving around the ranch and seeing the cattle and wildlife and fishing in the stock tanks. He loved any and all sports — but especially his beloved Oklahoma Sooners. He loved art, jazz, the Three Tenors, Andrea Bocelli and Waylon Jennings. He loved his friends. He loved his family. He loved to talk.
He did not want to leave us, but he was calm, at peace and not afraid.
In addition to his wife of 31 years, survivors include daughters Leslie and husband Joseph Gil and their children Miles and Maddie of Chapel Hill, N.C., and Karen Bradshaw and husband Tim Carr and their son Quinn of San Francisco; son Blair Bradshaw and wife Ellen Dunne and their children Sebastian and Atticus of San Francisco; nephew Cary Wood and wife Amy and their children; nieces Kristi and Brian Conroy and their children of Colorado, Margaret and Mike McDonald and their children Katie and Ross of Austin and Caroline Duncan Tinkle of Dubai, United Arab Emirates; and brother-in-law Donald Duncan and wife Ellen and their songs Cameron (Brittanie), Hal and Bowie of New Braunfels.
He was preceded in death by his parents; stepfather Robert E. Lee; sister Beverly Wood and husband Paul; sister-in-law Meg Duncan Stephens; and nephew William Rufus Stephens Jr.
Honorary pallbearers include his sons-in-law Joseph Gil and Tim Carr; daughter-in-law Ellen Dunne; oldest grandson Miles Gil; nephews Cary Wood, Cameron Duncan, Hal Duncan, Bowie Duncan and Ross McDoniel; his partners in The Architects Partnership, David W.George, Reagan W. George, Gerry M. Shaffer; and friends Richard Miller and Curtis Neeley.
A memorial service is 11 a.m. Oct. 19 at The Church at Horseshoe Bay, 600 Hi Ridge Road in Horseshoe Bay.
Condolences may be offered at www.clementswilcoxburnet.com.
The family thanks Seton Highland Lakes Hospice in Burnet for their care and kindness. They also thank Dr. Ian Thompson of The University of Texas Cancer Therapy and Research Center for his skills as a surgeon, his gift of time and his friendship; Krystal Kennedy and the staff at Cancer Therapy and Research Center for their kindness; and, most especially, oncologist Anan Karnad at CTRC for his professionalism, dedication, gentle manner and friendship.
Memorial donations may be made to Seton Highland Lakes Hospice, P.O. Box 1219, Burnet, TX 78611; the Burnet Volunteer Fire Department, P.O Box 1369, Burnet, TX 78611; the Hoover’s Valley Volunteer Fire Department, 303 Sherwood Drive, Burnet, TX 78611; the Highland Lakes Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals,124 Hills Court, Horseshoe Bay, TX 78657; or the UT Health Science CTRC for Renal Cell Carcinoma Research in San Antonio.
Arrangements by Clements-Wilcox Funeral Home, 306 Texas 29 East in Burnet, (512) 756-2222.