Bridget Stack Guidry's Obituary
Mrs. Bridget Stack Guidry, a retired registered nurse, peacefully passed away in her home on Thursday, June 18th, just before 10:00 P.M.
Bridget was born in Newtownsandes, Co. Kerry, Ireland. When Bridget was only 18 years old, she and her brother, Patrick, left the Emerald Isle for the United States. She went on to graduate from Charity School of Nursing and the University of St. Francis. Bridget worked at Charity Hospital for 26 years, and supervised the O.R. there for 20 of those years. She was also the Director of Nursing at both the Manhattan Manor on the Westbank and the New Orleans Home and Rehabilitation Center, Uptown. She later worked as a supervisor at Jo Ellen Smith Psychiatric Hospital. Bridget was a dedicated nurse and humanitarian for more than 40 years. Her life was a great example that anything is possible if you want to work for it.Bridget had a great sense of humor and never lost her beautiful Irish accent. She was an amazing cook and was always up for a party. Her eggplant and shrimp dressing and coffee punch were bar none. Bridget loved to travel and had seen many places all over the world, including Paris, London, Rome and the Caribbean. In October, she was blessed to have an opportunity to go home to Ireland to visit her siblings and extended family. She also recently enjoyed a short vacation in Disney World. Bridget’s family and her close knit group of friends sustained her.
Bridget is survived by her loving and devoted husband of 44 years, Michael John Guidry. Theirs marked one of the greatest unions of unique cultures, the Irish girl and the Cajun boy. Bridget is also survived by her three doting children, Catherine Stack Guidry Pilie, Michelle Stack Guidry Pender and Michael Stack Guidry; her sons-in-law, Mark Pilie and Ted Pender; her beloved grandchildren, Noel Pilie and Claudia Pilie, who made her life complete; her siblings, Margaret Stack Crowley and Con Stack of Co. Kerry Ireland, Richard Stack and John Stack of Co. Cork, Ireland, Dan Stack of Co. Cheshire, England, and Marie Stack Cramer of Houston, Texas; as well as 32 nieces and nephews located in Ireland, England and the United States. Bridget is the daughter of the late Michael Stack and the late Johannah Shanahan Stack, both of Co. Kerry, Ireland. She was preceded in death by her brothers, Patrick Stack, Michael Stack and Thomas Stack, and her nephew, John Brendan Stack.
The family would like to thank the doctors, nurses and staff of Lakeview Regional Medical Center and St. Tammany Hospice for their relentless care and devotion to Bridget, as well as their emotional support to Bridget’s husband, daughters and son.
Family and friends are invited to attend a celebration of Bridget’s life at St. Peter Catholic Church in Covington, Louisiana, on Saturday, June 27, 2009, beginning at 10:00 A.M.
Interment will be private.
In lieu of flowers, because of Bridget’s love for animals, the family would prefer donations to the St. Tammany Humane Society, 20384 Harrison Ave., Covington, LA 70433 or your local S.P.C.A.
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