brace worked for a few years in the late 1970s as a manager for evergreen international aviation, supporting aviation contracts for the united nations in south vietnam, africa, and mexico. he went on to work as an operations lead for sikorsky aircraft with other overseas contracts. in 2014, klamath community college awarded brace an honorary associate degree in aviation science. the college is also considering naming their new veterans' center in his name. he died on december 5, 2014 of a pulmonary embolism.