MRB REMEMBERS NAT BRYAN

Dear Friends,

John Nathanael "Nat" Bryan, Sr., age 48, passed away on Monday, August 25, 2008.

His loving survivors include his wife Ashley Butler Bryan; his children, Jack Bryan and Kate Bryan; his parents, Circuit Judge John Newton Bryan, retired, and Susan Baarcke Bryan; and his sister, Sandra Bryan Vitalis.

Above all else, Nat was devoted to his family.  He adored Ashley, his wife of 17 years.  Just as Nat learned to hunt and fish from his father, Nat passed on his love of the outdoors to his 14 year old son, Jack.  Nat took great delight in his 12 year daughter Kate's spunky nature.

Nat graduated from W.A. Berry High School in 1978, lettered in three sports, and was a member of the Berry 1977 State Championship football team.  Nat was also a proud graduate of Auburn University.  One of his greatest passions was following Auburn's football program. 

He graduated from the Cumberland School of Law at Samford University in 1985, and practiced law for 23 years.  He was a partner at the law firm of Marsh, Rickard & Bryan, P.C. His partners and colleagues at the law firm will miss him dearly.  Nat was fiercely devoted to his clients and to being an advocate for people hurt on the job or on our state's highways. 

Funeral services will be held at All Saints Episcopal Church on 110 W. Hawthorne Road at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, August 29, 2008, with burial to follow at Elmwood Cemetery.  The family will receive visitors at the church prior to the funeral service beginning at 9:00 a.m.  Overflow parking will be at Trinity Methodist Church.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to The Amelia Center, 1513 4th Ave South, Birmingham, Alabama 35233. 

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