Bradley S. Fortier

Bradley S. Fortier, 62, of Berlin, VT passed away suddenly on Thursday, February 20 surrounded by family at Porter Medical Hospital.  He was the best friend and devoted husband of 39 years to Shirley Fifield Fortier, the loving father of Dr. Jessica Fortier Shepard (Ted), and "Pappy" to the lights of his life, granddaughters Elizabeth "Libby", Josephine "Josie", and Charlotte "Charlie". He was born in Barre, Vermont on July 18, 1957 to Maurice and Dottie Fortier.  He attended Spaulding High School in Barre and graduated from Champlain College in 1980 with an Associate Degree in Business. Brad first started selling insurance at Paige and Campbell in 1982 before transitioning to marketing where he spent 25 years developing and marketing insurance programs at Champlain Casualty and Vermont Mutual Insurance. During this time, he became a Certified Insurance Counselor and an Accredited Advisor of Insurance. For the last 11 years, Brad worked at Co-Operative Insurance Companies where he was the Executive...