Michelle Christine Smith Bridges
March 1973 – November 2, 2012
Charlotte, North Carolina
Michelle Christine Smith Bridges, age 39, of Huntersville, passed away suddenly after giving birth to her second child, Sydney Michelle on the afternoon of November 2nd, 2012 at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, NC, leaving behind family, friends and co-workers much too soon. She leaves behind a legacy of love, friendship, trust and commitment to the many people she touched throughout her life. In her death she gave her family the most precious gift anyone can leave behind, as her daughter Sydney Michelle was born into this world as she left.
She graduated from Tyrone high School in 1991 and from Penn State University, University Park, PA in 1995. She was employed with Gap, Inc. for over twenty years, most recently at Banana Republic at Southpark and Birkdale in the Charlotte area.
She is survived by her husband W. Jeff Bridges; son Jackson, daughter, Sydney; parents, Michael and Colleen Smith; sister, Shannon Hess of Tipton, PA; grandparents, Jack and Mae Myers; brothers-in-law, Dustin Hess and Jason Owensby; sister-in-law, Jenni Owensby; nieces and nephews, Ethan and Olivia Hess and Ali Owensby; and her most trusted companion, Lizzie Bear.
Michelle will be memorialized and remembered by the countless lives she touched during her life as a daughter, sister, wife, mother, friend, confidant, and co-worker.
Source: James Funeral Home & Amniotic Fluid Embolism Foundation