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    Saturday, April 27, 2024

    Lt. Col. Bradley Foote Prann, USAF (retired), 94, Formerly of Branford

    Bradley Foote Prann, 94, formerly of Branford, husband of 64 years to the late Mary Virginia, died Oct. 26 at his home in Dallas, Texas of complications from bladder cancer. He was born Dec. 16, 1918 in Branford to the late Roberta Bradley and C. Perry Prann.

    Col. Prann graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1940 and served as a pilot in the Army Air Corps/Air Force for 21 years. He earned the Air Force Commendation Medal. After his retirement he worked in the banking business in Connecticut until 1978. He moved to Dallas in 2005 after the death of his wife and has given his daughters, their families and friends much joy and happiness by his presence. He will be greatly missed. 

    The family would like to thank the Visiting Nurses Association Hospice Care team that cared for him during his last days, especially his nurses Chris and Tammy. 

    He is survived by his daughters The Rev. Virginia Falconer Holleman and her husband Tom, Eugenia Prann Stallings and her husband George, and Lucile Frazier Prann and her fiancé Eric Jackson; three grandsons, Bradley James Falconer, Russell Harris Falconer and his wife Emily, and Andrew Perry Stallings; and his great-grandson Luke Russell Falconer. He is also survived by his sister Mary Elizabeth Ertelt  and her husband Robin of Pennsylvania and their three sons. He was predeceased by a daughter, Elizabeth Prann Katz, who died of pancreatic cancer. 

    A memorial service was held Nov. 2 at St. Michael & All Angels Episcopal Church in Dallas. In lieu of flowers, consider a contribution to The American Cancer Society, 8900 John W. Carpenter Fwy, Dallas, TX 75247, The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, 1500 Rosecrans Avenue, Suite 200, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266, or your favorite charity.

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