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People were drawn to Harmony Bar owner Brad Czachor for his loyalty, his big heart and his laughter, said Brennan Nardi, his wife of 22 years.

“He was quick-witted, charming and fun,” she said of Czachor, who died Monday at 51. “He was the extrovert to my introvert.”

Nardi said Czachor died after a longtime illness.

Czachor, a former bartender at Harmony who had been general manager of the Great Dane at Hilldale, bought the Atwood Avenue tavern in September 2013.

For the previous 23 years, Harmony had been run by its founder, Keith Daniels, and is known for excellent bar food and live music.

Nardi, who worked at Madison Magazine starting in 2000 and was its editor from 2005 to 2015, vows to keep the Harmony going.

“Absolutely. No question. Yes. Brad and I are a team, and have always been a team. And I’ll be there. That’s what Brad would have wanted, and that’s what I’m going to do,” she said.

Nardi met Czachor while he was working at the former Pub on State Street. “I used to go in with my girlfriend and play pool, and he asked me out and that was that.”