Bradley Doucette

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Bradley D. Doucette, 45, Washington, D.C., formerly of Little Falls, died April 29, 2003, in Washington, D.C.

He was born Nov. 21, 1957, in Little Falls to Willard and Mary Ellen (Popilek) Doucette. In 1960, the family moved to Fort Peck, Mont. In 1968, they moved to Newport, Wash., where he graduated from high school. He graduated from the University of Washington and earned his law degree from the University of Willamette in Salem, Ore. He entered the FBI in 1983, serving in numerous locations, investigating bank robberies, white collar crimes and drug smuggling. He married fellow FBI agent, Suzane Shope, in January 1986 in Sacramento, Calif. In September, he was promoted to unit chief of the Iran Hizballah Unit, specializing in anti-terrorism at the FBI headquarters in Washington, D.C.

Survivors include his wife, Washington, D.C.; two daughters, Cyndi Shope, Los Angeles, and Kelli Shope, Los Angeles; his parents, Little Falls; and a sister, the Rev. Dee Ann Block, Kerkoven.

Services will be 3 p.m. Sunday at First Lutheran Church in Little Falls with Pastor David Steffenson officiating. Burial will be private.

Arrangements are with Brenny Funeral Home, West Chapel, in Little Falls.