Mary Angela Brady (Montez)

Mary Angela “Angie” Brady, 75 of Duncanville, Texas was carried home by her heavenly angels
on May 21, 2020. Angie was born in Kansas City, Kansas on October 13, 1944. She is preceded
in death by her parents Tony and Felisa Montez, and husband Dudley F. Brady. She leaves to
cherish her wonderful life and memories, her daughter Lisa Hill (Duncanville, TX), Catherine
Brady (Bronx, NY), Michael Brady (Knoxville, TN), Jonathan Brady (Fort Worth, TX), and
Stephen Brady (Duncanville, TX). Her grandchildren, David Brady, Danielle Hill, Anthony Hill,
Angelica Brady, Joshua Brady, Nelson Eli Gonzalez, Abigail Brady, Arabella Brady, Rosemary
Gonzalez, Valerie Brady and Noah Brady will miss her very dearly. Her brothers Henry Montez
(Topeka, KS), Tony Montez, Jr. (Kansas City, KS), Robert Montez (Grain Valley, MO) and
sisters Christine Gaines (Arlington, TX) and Margaret Mallot (Grain Valley, MO) will always
remember their special bond and fun trips they took in these last few years. Her great
grandchildren Catalina Brady, London Chapman, Kahlil Henderson, Zola Henderson and Luis
Lopez were always surrounded by her presence of God’s Love and Grace. Angie also had very
special cousins throughout her life that she stayed in close contact with.
Angie was baptized into the Catholic faith and received her First Communion in 1955 at St.
Mary’s Catholic Church in Kansas City, KS where she attended school. Around 1957, her
family moved to Kansas City, MO where she grew up attending Nativity of Blessed Virgin Mary
and graduated from Northeast High School.
She was the oldest sister of her six siblings. She was 17 years old when she worked as a
switchboard operator for MA Bell which later became Southwestern Bell and then AT&T where
she retired as an executive assistant/secretary. She changed her career path later in life and
fulfilled her passion of caring for the elderly where she worked in various places – nursing
homes, in-home health, and ended her second retirement at All Saints Hospital in Fort Worth,
TX.
In 1964, Angie met and married Dudley F. Brady her husband of 47 years which 5 children were
born to their union. They started their life in Kansas City moved later to Oak Ridge, TN in the
late 80s, then moved to Arlington/Fort Worth, TX where she lived the rest of her years.
Angie would make frequent road trips back home to Kansas City to visit family and friends. One
of her hearts fondest memories was to drive through her childhood neighborhood on 5 th Street in
Kansas City, KS where she would reminisce the days of her youth. 5 th Street was a
neighborhood that was predominately a Spanish speaking area at that time. She would attend her
high school reunions with her brother Henry as they ended up graduating together. Angie would
rekindle memories together with Henry, Junior and Christina when attending the yearly
Reunions of The Flood of 1951 in Kansas City, KS.
She would often recount with her siblings the days of her youth. They laughed together
recounting their days in the 1950s growing up in the neighborhood where the kids would gather
to play games like “Kick The Can,” “Tag,” “hopscotch,” “pavement chalking with rocks” to
name a few. When Angie and Henry learned their final resting place would be in close

proximity of each other she jokingly teased her brother about playing “Kick The Can” when one
joined the other. Angie and 3 of her eldest siblings lived in the times of the Huckster. Huckster
was a man who traveled by horse and cart that sold fruit and vegetables to the people from the
road. It was a time when doctors would make house calls. These were times when families
would pay to have a picture of their children dressed up in cowboy outfits by a man who would
come door to door with a saddled up pony there on 5 th Street. This was a time when there were
only live Christmas trees in their homes, home cooked meals from scratch and being one of the
first families to have a TV on their block. Angie and Henry took turns watching over their two
younger siblings growing up on 5 th Street.
Angie enjoyed her many years in Texas where her Faith and Love for family and friends
flourished through the Love of God. She attended St. Mary’s Catholic Church and St.
Bartholomew’s Catholic Church. She was an Advocate of ProLife and would attend marches
and rallies throughout Texas. She Loved the Blessed Mother and daily sought her intercession.
She traveled to Conyers, GA many times and would often bring different family members
including her parents to see the Apparitions of The Blessed Mother back in the 1990s. She was
always ready to do the work of the Lord.
For the past 12 years, Angie has lived with diabetes which lead to her going through dialysis. It
never stopped her from living her Fullest Life. She always told her children and grandchildren
that “The Brady’s never give up” no matter what cross you have to bear. She always instilled the
Love of God in their lives and many times took each of them to church throughout their life. She
had a way about her that was gentle, humble, kind and patient. Angie believed that nothing was
a coincidence that God directed her path. Even in times of struggle, she shared many spiritual
encounters with many people, went many places and did things she Loved. Angie always found
it a Blessing that God used her to plant seeds of Faith in those she touched.
As a mother, she believed the most important memory we can give our children is to believe
there is a God and that there is a Heaven. And that WE belong to God and that WE prepare here
on earth as it is in Heaven. As Angie lived her life, she would want you to cover your family in
prayer and pray for the sins of this world. In her memory, you can do a Novena, Devine Mercy
Chaplet or the Rosary.
In lieu of flowers, we ask that donations be made to one of the following:
Our Lady of Hope of Monastery
Brother Augustin Halvorsen
38577 Bell Road, Gate 777
Waller, TX 77484-5323
Future Priests Or The Nativity Parish of Mary
https://kcsjcatholic.org/2020/04/2020-tomorrows-priest-collection/
Our mother cherished her friendships with dear friends such as Stella, Hilda, Nan, Brother
Augustin and a host of other special people in her life as well as Priests and Deacons she
remained connected too.