Designer of top 5-star hotels Bradford 'Brad' McNamee dead at 64


Bradford J. McNamee, 1956–2020. Photos: WATG

Bradford “Brad” McNamee, global hospitality architect, died July 17 at his home in San Juan Capistrano, California after a six-year battle with ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), also known as motor neurone disease or Lou Gehrig's disease.



McNamee is survived by his wife and childhood sweetheart, Mari, their daughter, Marisa, sisters Laura McNamee and Paula McCann, and his mother Esther McNamee.

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