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Stavneg FILED DOCKETES 2026 LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF of was JESSE BRADFORD JR. af thee I, Jesse Bradford Jr., declare this document to be my Last Will and Testament. I hereby revoke any and all wills and codicils previously made by me. I am married to Christine S. Bradford. I have one child, Jesse Lee Bradford. When in this will I refer to a person's "issue," I mean any living lineal descendant of the person except a lineal descendant of a living lineal descendant. I intend the term "descendant" to include both natural and adopted children. ARTICLE ONE I direct that the expenses of my funeral and burial, or cremation and memorial service, shall be paid from my estate in such amount as my personal representative may deem proper and without regard to any limitation in the applicable law as to the amount of such expenses. I direct my personal representative to pay all my legal obligations and debts, exclusive of any debt or debts secured by a deed of trust or mortgage on real estate not due at the time of my death or becoming due during the period of the administration of my estate. In determining what my obligations or debts are, I direct my personal representative to take advantage of every legal defense that would be available to me. I direct that all estate, inheritance, legacy, succession, and other death taxes occasioned by my death, whether incurred with respect to property passing by this will or otherwise, including interest and penalties thereon that may be imposed, but excluding any generation skipping tax, shall be paid from the principal of my residuary estate.Giannina LynnAttorney at Law1008 Penn. Ave., SE Any packing, shipping, or other charges (including transit insurance) in connection withWashington, DC 20003(202) 544-2200 Last Will and Testament of Jesse Bradford Jr. Pa 1 of 5 Initials: the distribution of my tangible personal property shall be paid by my Personal Representative as a general expense of the administration of my estate, with no right of reimbursement from any distributee of such property. ARTICLE TWO I hereby confirm my intention that the beneficial interest in all property, real or personal, tangible or intangible (including joint checking or savings accounts, annuities, or investments, in any bank, savings and loan association or other financial institution), which is registered or held, at the time of my death, jointly in the names of myself and any other person (including tenancy by the entireties, but excluding any tenancy in common), shall pass by right of survivorship or operation of law and outside the terms of this will to such other person, if he or she survives me. To the extent that my intention may be defeated by any rule of law, I give, devise, and bequeath all such jointly held property to such other person or persons who shall survive me. ARTICLE THREE A. My "Residuary Estate" shall be defined as the rest, residue, and remainder of my property and estate, including any lapsed or disclaimed legacies, of whatever character, whenever acquired and wherever located,.and to which I (or my estate) may be in any manner entitled at the time of my death. My Residuary Estate shall include any property or estate as to which I may have any power of disposition or appointment. B. I give and bequeath my Residuary Estate to my wife, Christine S. Bradford, should sheGiannina Lynn survive me. If my wife, Christine S. Bradford, fails to survive me, then I give and bequeath myAttorney at Law1008 Penn. Ave., SEWashington, DC 20003 Residuary Estate to Alexandra Nappier.(202) 544-2200 Last Will and Testament of Jesse Bradford Jr. Pa of5 C. I have made no disposition for my son, Jesse Lee Bradford, for my own private reasons. ARTICLE FOUR I nominate and appoint my wife, Christine S. Bradford, to be the personal representative of my estate. I nominate and appoint Alexandra Nappier as my first alternate personal representative, and Rita Cohn as my second alternate personal representative. I direct that my personal representative shall not be required to give bond in any jurisdiction. ARTICLE FIVE My personal representative shall have authority to make distributions from my estate to or for the benefit of any beneficiary who is a minor to a suitable custodian for the minor to be selected by the personal representative, and held by that custodian under the applicable Uniform Transfers to Minors Act, with the custodial arrangement continuing until the beneficiary reaches the maximum age allowed by that statute. My personal representative shall have full discretionary power, without order or approval of any court, to take any action desirable for the administration of my estate, including: (i) the power to sell at public or private sale, any real or personal property belonging to my estate at whatever prices_and upon whatever terms he or she shall deem advisable; (ii) to retain or invest in any property without responsibility for diversification and without being restricted by any rule of law or court limiting investments; and (iii) to distribute my estate in kind or in money, or partly in each, even if shares be composed differently.Giannina Lynn My personal representative, or my personal representative's spouse, agent, or any entityAttorney at Law1008 Penn. Ave., SE in which any such person has a substantial beneficial interest, may purchase assets from myWashington, DC 20003(202) 544-2200 Last Will and Testament of Jesse Bradford Jr. 3 of 5 Initials: estate at not less than their inventoried value and may otherwise engage in any transaction with my estate provided that my personal representative, in his or her discretion, shall first determine to his or her satisfaction that the proposed transaction is fair to my estate. My personal representative shall not be liable for any loss, including insufficient rate of return or appreciation of principal, destruction or other injury of or to the assets in his or her possession unless such loss is occasioned by willful fraud, default or misconduct. My personal representative shall have authority over and the right to access: (i) any and all of my computing and data storage devices; (ii) the contents of any of my electronic communications; (iii) any catalogue of electronic communications sent or received by me; and (iv) any other digital asset in which I have a right or interest. ARTICLE SIX I direct that my estate shall be unsupervised. My personal representative shall not be required to file any inventories or accounts with any court, and I authorize my personal representative to sign appropriate waivers and take any other action necessary to effectuate my intent. I have signed and published this document to be my Last Will and Testament, and on the bottom of each of the pages I have marked my initials for better identification this 29" day of January, 2024 Jesse adford r. Y. [Witness attestation on next page.]Giannina LynnAttorney at Law1008 Penn. Ave., SEWashington, DC 20003(202) 544-2200 Last Will and Testament of Jesse Bradford Jr. Pa of 5 Initials: Witnesses' Attestation The foregoing instrument was signed, published and declared by the testator as and for his Last Will and Testament in the presence of us and we, at his request, and in his presence, and in the presence of each other, have signed our names as witnesses to his act on the date written above. FIRST WITNESS SECOND WITNESS Don Ava Tiller Jessi Palumbo 163 Duddington Pl SE 3 St SE 7111 Washington, DC 20003 Washington, DC 20003Giannina LynnAttorney at Law1008 Penn. Ave., SEWashington, DC 20003(202) 544-2200 Last Will and Testament of Jesse Bradford Jr. Page 5 Initials: SELF-PROOF OF THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF JESSE BRADFORD JR. District of Columbia, ss: On this day, Jesse Bradford Jr. appeared before me, a Notary Public. He was introduced to me as the testator, and he signed the attached Last Will and Testament. He declared to me and to the witnesses that the document he signed was his Last Will and Testament. He willingly signed his will in my presence and in the presence of the witnesses as his free and voluntary act for the purposes expressed therein. At the time he signed his will, the testator was over the age of 18 years and appeared to be of sound and disposing mind and memory. The witnesses were Ava Tiller-and-Jessica-Palumbo. They were known to me and signed their names to the will as attesting witnesses on the date listed below. They signed the will as witnesses in the presence of me, each other, and the testator. $se Bradford Jr Testator Ava Ti er ALM Witness A pe J es vo a Palumbo W 1mness Subscribed, sworn to, and acknowledged before me by Jesse Bradford Jr., testator, and Ava Tiller and Jessica Palumbo, witnesses, this 29th day of January, 2024. Notary Public Aimee Van Zandt-Waters of Columbia Notary Public, District 05/31/2028 My Commission ExpiresGiannina LynnAttorney at Law1008 Penn. Ave., SE qace MyWashington, DC 20003(202) 544-2200 TAR y re og
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