Brad Welliver, 47, passed away suddenly on Friday, January 13, 2006 at home. Born in Ottawa, Illinois on February 15, 1958, he graduated from Portsmouth high school in New Hampshire and graduated with honors from BCC in Cocoa.

He was employed by United Space Alliance at the Kennedy Space Center.

Brad is survived by Tracy, his wife of 27 years, and their children, Brad Jr., Bryan and Matthew; his parents Charles and Barbara Welliver of Cocoa, his sisters Donna Misiuda of Illinois and Valerie Purkey of Cocoa, brothers, Scott Welliver of Titusville and Ross Welliver of Boston, Massachusetts; and several nieces and nephews.

Services and visitation will be held at Blessed Sacrament Church, 5135 N. U.S. Highway 1, Cocoa where he was a long time member. Visitation will be held from 5 - 8 pm on Thursday, January 19. A funeral mass will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, January 20. Interment will follow at Brevard Memorial Park.