Diane Rosetta Bradshaw

Our beloved m other , Diane Rozetta Bradshaw, passed away on the evening of August 15, 2022. She was born in Nassau, Bahamas on November 4 , 1952, to the late Michael and Olivia McDonald. Diane spent her professional career as an accountant and later relocated from the Bahamas to Virginia. She married Anthony Bradshaw, Sr. While their marriage did not last as long as they had hoped, Diane and Tony still remained close until the day she departed. She loved her family, country living, gardening, cooking and interior decorating. She is preceded in death by her beloved sister, Annis Bowe. She is survived by her eight children, Michaela Derival ( Edouardo ), Kemuel Fountain, Sr., Kalailah Lewis (Antonio), Michael McDonald, Sr., Jason McDonald, Javotte Holland (Maurice), Jamyala Bradshaw and Anthony Bradshaw, Jr.; 16 grandchildren, Mia Wells, Mya Wells, Suthasia Patterson, Kemmia Fountain, Kemuel Fountain, Jr., Saaid White, Kaylem Fountain, Antonio Lewis, Jr., Langston Lewis, Alailah Lewis, Michael McDonald, Jr., Arianna Taylor, Ian Taylor, Anastasia Holland, Isaiah Holland and Nadia Bradshaw; three great grandchildren, Massaih Gibson, Leilani Patterson and Lentico Jones; six sisters, Elizabeth Dodson, Rachel Dodson, Janet Moncur (Eris), Edna Newbold , Estella Mackey (Dennis) and her special sister, Donna Greer; and a host of nieces, nephews and relatives.

IN OUR HEARTS

We thought of you today,

But that is nothing new,

We thought about you yesterday

And days before that too,

We think of you in Silence,

We often speak your name,

Now all we have are memories

And your picture in a frame

Your memory is our keepsake

Which we’ll never part

God has you in his keeping,