Gary M. Brady, 64

Gary M. Brady of Boatheader’s Lane, East Hampton, died of a heart attack at home last Thursday. He was 64.

Mr. Brady settled in Montauk after serving for four years on a refueler tanker in the Navy during the Vietnam War. Growing up in West Hempstead, he and his father had gone out to Montauk on fishing trips. Once he was living there, he got his license and his own charter boat, the Sandpiper. He loved fishing in Long Island waters, both offshore and in the bays. 

In Montauk he and his wife worked for a flooring company, and he was a member of the Montauk Friends of Erin. Once they had moved to East Hampton, he worked for many years doing carpentry and construction jobs, as well as a certain amount of estate care. 

Gary Michael Brady was born in Brooklyn on June 5, 1953, one of four children of the former Lorraine Jones and John P. Brady. He grew up there, and after living in West Hempstead he moved to Mahopac, N.Y., graduating from Mahopac High School. 

He and the former Priscilla Jean Berry married on Nov. 15, 1981, and had two daughters, Kristen Brady and Laura Brady, both of whom survive and live in East Hampton. 

In addition to his wife and daughters, nine grandchildren and four nieces and nephews survive, as do his brothers Daniel Brady of Pawling, N.Y., and Mark Brady of Stormville, N.Y. His brother Jack Brady of Wappingers Falls, N.Y., died before him.

Mr. Brady enjoyed his grandchildren’s school games, plays, and pushing them on the swing, his wife said. After he retired, he enjoyed gardening, working on projects around the house, and watching his daughters and family playing in the water, kayaking in the bay, and digging for clams. “He will be missed and remembered by many,” his wife said.

The family will receive visitors today from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Yardley and Pino Funeral Home in East Hampton. Tomorrow at 10 a.m., a funeral Mass will be said at Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church in East Hampton. Mr. Brady will be buried at Calverton National Cemetery. The family has suggested memorial donations for the Brady family at 37 Boatheader’s Lane, East Hampton 11937.