A sergeant with Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Cadet Corps, Brady was one of 10 cadets chosen from across Canada to travel to Wales in 1984, his mother said. He also enjoyed acting and sports and was a popular student at Oak Bay High School.

Jim Hicke, retired commanding officer of the cadets corps, remembered Brady this week as a "bright, intelligent" young man.

"He sort of stood out as a leader," Hicke said.

"He was a good-looking kid, popular with everybody around him."

ref: https://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/mysterious-injury-claimed-cadets-life-4565659