Birth date: Jun 23, 1973 Death date: Mar 30, 2015
Bridget Leigh Flynn Fitzgerald passed away in her sleep on March, 30, 2015, at the age of 41, while visiting family in Warner Robins, GA. Although she fought a long battle with illness, her death was unexpected. Bridget leaves beh Read Obituary
Bridget and I worked together 20 years ago at Ga. Pacific. She was super smart and had a terrific dry sense of humor. I'm so sorry to hear this sad news, and I pray that her family finds peace and strength in her memories. She has two beautiful daughters to carry on her legacy. God bless you all.
It has been 2 weeks today you went on! I finally had the courage to look at the memories others have shared here about you ! You were an amazing, strong, clever, smart, giving and forgiving!! I will try to be like you, Bridgie!! I try to be strong for everyone during the day. At night is when I do my missing, my crying. I think you left us around 3 am that day because I keep waking up at that time every night since you have been gone and can't get back to sleep!! I loved your sense of humor and your style! You became instant friends with everyone you met! Thank you for giving me 2 just as amazing granddaughters! I will try my best to help Bill raise them as you would! Remember Reagan said you were more mature than me? She was sooo right!! She has your gift of laughter, too!! :-) You were my first baby and the first grandchild!! Soon it will be grandma's time to come and I expect to come and get her! You know she is scared! You told her when you saw her last that "everything will be ok!"!! I believe that with all my heart! I will miss you every day and every minute and every second!!! I love you more...Impossible!!!!!!!
Sometime around 1997 or so, Bridget and a roommate were parting ways. The roommate said that Bridget borrowed one of her blouses and wanted it back before they moved apart. Bridget looked everywhere and couldn't find it and was sure she had given it back months ago. The girl kept pressing and Bridget was irritated that she was so aggressive about a stupid shirt. Plus, she already gave it back to her. After Bridget moved in to her new apartment and unpacked, guess what she found!!! So what did Bridget do? Think now, what would BRIDGET do? Of course, she made the shirt into a pillow and put it at the girls doorstep! Baha hahaha! Only Bridget!
I had to share a funny story Bridget Flynn Fitzgerald, Craig Carrington and I had. It was around 1997 spring or summer time and Craig wanted to set Bridget up with a friend of his. So we all went to the Braves game together in Bridget's mustang convertible. About 2 seconds after meeting the guy, Bridget knew there was no love connection looming! Haha! After the game, we piled into her convertible. The guys had to climb into the back through the front door over the front seat. She put the top down because the non-love interest could barely sit down due to his frame. In fact, he was kind of propped up after sitting! We head out from Turner Field, and as all Atlantans know, many crucial streets headed to the freeway to go to the north part of town were closed during the games. Grrrr. We got lost in a scary part of town with the top down. We were stuck at a stoplight, and this guy driving a Buick Regal from the 70's leaned out his window and said "y'all look like the Flintstones"! We laughed about that one for years!
Another funny Bridget Flynn Fitzgerald story! In 1999, Delta Airlines started flying to Caracas, Venezuela and they were giving 10,000 bonus miles if you booked a round trip flight. Being single and making way too much money, Bridget, Nancy Hughes Dark, Dave Sorenson and I decide on a whim to go for a long weekend. We booked our flights first, then about 20 hours before our departure, googled what to do while there. That's when we found out that Caracas wasn't the safest city to travel to. In fact, many people recommended not going. So, off we went for an adventure - none of us knowing how to speak Spanish! When we arrived, we saw many taxi drivers trying to give us a ride in their 1970's cabs. We negotiated with one driver, we spoke English, he spoke Spanish and we all wondered if he knew what we were saying. Dave said loudly "Hilton Hotel" and the guy took our bags and nodded. It was dusk, and we were cruising in his junked up car on the freeway seeing little pit stops with radiator water and telephones about every 2 miles. He gets off the freeway and winds around roads that get smaller and smaller. Suddenly we are in shanty town and panicking that this driver took us straight into the heart of town where he could allow us to get robbed. All four of us literally duck down and start yelling "are we going the right way", "hey is this the way to the Hilton", "oh my gosh oh my gosh, he's going to let us out and leave us for dead"!!! The guy was smiling too which made us think he was up to something! Then he turns a corner and there is downtown and The Hilton! We check into the hotel and what we thought would be a typical 3 star hotel was about the equivalent of a Motel 6! After going out and realizing we weren't safe, we go back to the hotel and decide we would venture out the next day during daylight hours. We hire a cab driver who speaks impeccable English in a VW cab playing Alanis Morrissette music, and he drives us to the beach. We ask if we can just pay him to stay all day with us and the following day. He was very kind and taught us a lot about Caracas and how they were highly educated people who were severely affected by OPEC and many could not find jobs. He was a graphic designer who decided to drive a cab to make ends meet. He took us all around town and showed us historical sites and shared his country pride with us. It was a great trip and was probably safer then than it is now with Chaves oppressing the people.
I am honored to have known Bridget both before and after the surgery that changed her life forever. No matter what she was going through in her own life, she always listened and offered her sincere support and friendship. I'll miss her smile and laughter, but see those same qualities in her beautiful daughters. I can't wait to see the amazing young women that they will grow up to be.
Bridget and I became best friends in high school and lived our formative years together. We spent so much time together and the Donald/Flynn family became my second family as I spent so much time at your house. It was at your house that I first learned about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and through FHE, church/seminary attendance with you & missionary discussions at your house, I chose to became a member 23 years ago. You enhanced and changed my life in so many ways, saying Thank You seems so inadequate.
Bridget had a colorful personality and wardrobe to match! She dreamed big, lived big, and had such a zest for life. If only her body would have cooperated and kept up with her plans/dreams. Reagan and Bailey, your mom is an amazing person and I know she is now watching over you every day. One day you will be reunited with her and live together forever.
My love to the entire family. I wish I could be there to celebrate Bridget tomorrow but my family has been sick all week. I will wear bright colors tomorrow and be thinking about you all.
Jennifer Thomas
We will miss you, Bridget. Love to your family and especially your girls.
