KIMBERLY KAYE BRADY, M.D.

(Sep 8, 1954 - Oct 6, 2023)

Kimberly Brady passed away on October 6, 2023. She died at her home in Ava, Missouri in the loving embrace of her husband Bob. Kim lived a full and accomplished life best described as the pursuit of her three passions: Music, Medicine and Marriage.

Born in Amarillo, Texas to Ray and Peggy Brady, Kim was an excellent student who focused her energies on perfecting the violin from an early age. She pursued music studies in violin at the University of Houston, graduating with a Bachelor of Music degree in 1976. Her talents were appreciated as a freelance musician and a member of the Houston Symphony Orchestra. Much later in her life she achieved a change of musical style as a member of the Texas Fiddlers Association, entering fiddle events across the state, and even winning a few.

The next chapter of her life began at The Baylor College of Medicine where Kim earned her M.D. with the Class of 1991. She specialized in Obstetrics, Gynecology and Laparoscopic Surgery in private practice at the West Memorial Hospital in Houston. For more than twenty years Kim was known among patients and peers as a hard-working, caring and highly professional doctor who easily earned the respect of everyone who knew her. She still found time to pursue other exciting extracurricular activities. Kim tried her hand at gourmet cooking, sea fishing, biking, glacier and mountain hiking, and even pistol training and flying, to mention just a few interests. Always pushing her personal and professional boundaries, Kim led an active and exciting lifestyle, enthusiastically and fearlessly accepting new challenges and opportunities. She even taught herself Morse Code!

The final chapter in this story of Kim’s life began in 2007 when she met her long -waited soulmate Robert “Bob” Urban on November 4th. They enjoyed a whirlwind romance, became engaged on Valentine’s Day, and in August, at the age of 53, Kim married Bob in a private wedding ceremony at the peak of Aspen Mountain in Colorado on 8/8/08. They purchased a 34-acre farm near a small town in the Ozarks of southwest Missouri. In 2012, Kim and Bob officially retired and headed to the country. She chose to raise alpacas and Icelandic sheep for wool, which she learned to shear, spin and turn into yarn. This fed into her well -honed skills at crochet and knitting.

With a more relaxing pace of life, there was also plenty of time for symphony concerts and touring Broadway shows in nearby Springfield. There would be time for new hobbies like chess and. Scrabble. Reading books on the covered porch on rainy summer days became a welcome treat. Or a walk down a snow -covered country road in the winter. No more cell phones, no more pagers and no more television. Freedom.

As this final chapter brings us to it’s inevitable ending, it is time to count the blessings of a life well lived. Kimberly Brady was a runaway success. She was a spirit and a talent to be noticed. She took from life with a passion, and she gave her all to the world, touching many lives along the way.

Kimberly died peacefully at home in Missouri. That morning she rested in bed with her husband beside her. She was never alone, and she was well loved. She quoted a line from a western show we watched where the Indian says:

“There is no death….Only change of worlds”