When Defense Forces veteran, Shay Bradley, sadly passed on October 8th, he requested his family play a recorded message at his funeral.

The Dublin-born husband/father of 4/grandfather of 8, wanted to not only say goodbye, but also say, “okay the sadness is over now here is a laugh so you can go and celebrate my life with a smile on your face.”

According to his daughter Andrea, Bradley recorded the audio about a year ago and only a few people were aware of the recording.