Bradley DeWalt

Bradley Scott DeWalt, 21, flew back into the arms of our Lord early Tuesday morning, August 24, 2010 at Mount Carmel West Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. A ruptured blood vessel in his head on Saturday did what the rest of us have been trying to do for years and that’s slow him down.

A viewing with a short service held after will be held on Saturday August 28th at 4 pm at the Ewing Brothers Funeral Home at 630 S. Hanover St in Carlisle, Pa.

Bradley was born at 12:51pm on October 8, 1988 at the Carlisle Hospital to his young, proud parents, Lisa Brandt and Drew DeWalt. Weighing 9 pounds 12 ½ ounces and 22 inches long, his mother was reportedly ecstatic when he could finally carry her for a change.

Bradley was active in sports since he could walk. The first time he tried the swim team he was quite upset and it took a few more years for him to be able to stay for practice. He captured swim records while swimming for the South Middleton Swim Club and for the Cumberland Valley high school swim team, including district and state teams and Junior Olympic conquests. Bradley loved competing in the Pass, Punt and Kick competitions as a finalist at CV. He also enjoyed hitting home runs in the backyard with his dad. The baseball-littered farm fields behind his former home can attest to that.

He was an Arrow of Light recipient in the Boy Scouts and loved hiking with his family, friends and his dogs. Bradley loved indoor football, wrestling and towel whipping, to name a few. And by indoor I mean in the living room! He attended school in the Cumberland Valley School District before his family moved to South Middleton at the beginning of his senior year. He graduated from Boiling Springs High School in 2007.

His competitive fire could be a blessing as well as a curse. From videogames to whack-a-mole, miniature golf or can-openers off the roof into a pool (not recommended), he enjoyed competition. This made for interesting and very entertaining company!
Bradley was as giving as he was loving and loved to laugh and make those around him laugh too.

If there is a record for the most names of friends and family on a cell phone he might have that one! Bradley is going to be sorely missed by many! We all love you very much!

Bradley is survived by his mother Lisa Brandt, father and step-mother Drew and Meredith DeWalt, sisters and brother, Mikaela, Erika and Brayden, grandparents Birchard and Louise Griffith, and Donald and Jacqueline DeWalt and much extended family.

In lieu of donations the family asks that you spend time with someone special in your life. Please break your routine and go to dinner and a movie or for a walk and tell someone how special they are to you. There will be no local services.