By JESSICA VAILS
Student Reporter
Family and friends are mourning former Northwestern student Britanie Welty Bradshaw after she died in a Jan. 13 car crash.
Bradshaw, 28, was with her two children Addison Danielle, 5, and Aidan James Dean, 2, in a head-on collision with a tanker truck in Loco, Okla. Both vehicles combusted immediately. The three in the Bradshaw vehicle were pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the truck was flown to OU Medical Center in Oklahoma City, hospitalized and later released.
Bradshaw attended Northwestern from 2004-2008 and was an active member in many clubs and organizations, but her love for Alpha Sigma Alpha sorority trumped them all. Bradshaw held many offices but ended serving as its chapter president. Close friend Kaylyn Hansen said Bradshaw “took on this unexpected task with poise and purpose.”
Her “big,” Chesnei Thomas, recalled the great amount of leadership she showed and said, “With Britanie no matter what kind of mood she was in she always had a smile on her face.” She also recalled a “grannies gone wild” trip to Shattuck, Okla., were the ASA used used the house of a member’s grandmother as a retreat, playing games, and singing karaoke.
Hansen said, “She was a genuinely sweet person. I don’t think I ever heard her say one thing negative. She had a radiant smile that was contagious.”
Bradshaw was born July 13, 1986, and attended high school in Freedom, Okla., then made the short drive to Alva to attended college. In 2008, Bradshaw graduated with a math education degree and became engaged to her college sweetheart, Jamie Bradshaw. She taught high school math for one year at Fort Supply, Okla. The couple married in June 2008 and moved to her husband’s home town of Loco. Together they had two children.
Bradshaw ultimately decided that she wanted to be a stay-at-home mother. Thomas said, “Her kids were her passion.” Daughter Addison was talented and involved in many activities. Her favorite movies were “My Little Pony” and, more recently, “Frozen.” Aidan was an active boy who enjoyed riding the lawnmower around the block. The family was active at Loco Baptist Church. Bradshaw taught Sunday school and helped with other church activities.
Funeral services were held Jan. 19 at New Hope Baptist Church West in Duncan, Okla.. A private burial was held at the Loco cemetery.
Alpha Sigma Alpha Alumnae is starting a scholarship fund in honor of Bradshaw.