Family and friends to celebrate mine worker's life

Bradley Hardwick will be farewelled in a private service today.

Sarina and Moranbah man Bradley Hardwick died in a mining accident. Picture: Contributed

THE Mackay community will today farewell mine worker Bradley Hardwick in a private service.

The 47-year-old father of two tragically lost his life at the Moranbah North Mine last month when a grader he was driving and a personnel carrier carrying 10 colleagues collided.

Bradley had been living in Moranbah with his wife Lisa, his son and his daughter. 

He had worked for Anglo American in various capacities for the past 17 years, including 10 years at Moranbah North Mine.

Bradley Hardwick leaves behind his wife Lisa, a daughter, 10, and a son, 8, after an incident at Moranbah North Mine that took his life. . This family snap was on Mothers Day in 2018 after Lisa received breakfast in bed.

Friends and family will celebrate his life during a service at the MECC today. 

A funeral notice that appeared in the Daily Mercury on Saturday said door would open at 10am with Mr Hardwick's service to being at 11am. 

His friend Russel Soper told the Daily Mercury on Saturday he had rounded up some mates to drive "old school cars" to the funeral to "show our respect to the man we all loved, our mate Brad".

Mine worker Bradley Hardwick who died in an incident between a grader and a personnel carrier at Moranbah North Mine on February 20, 2019.

As well as asking friends to "bring your pride and joy", Mr Soper said the funeral would be about "banding together, spinning a few yarns, checking out the cars and honouring our mate Brad".

"It's what he would he would have wanted and I know he will be watching on with that big cheeky grin of his," he said.

The family has asked for donations to be made to Alzheimer's Australia in lieu of flowers. 

The family has asked media not to cover the funeral.
 

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