Max (Maxie) Bridge, 85, of Chesterfield, Missouri, passed away peacefully on January 22, 2025.
Max was born on March 6, 1939, to Jessie and Sam Bridge in Lyons, New York. He graduated from Monroe High School in 1956 and returned to Rochester, NY often to attend his high school reunions. Max went on to earn a B.S. in aeronautical engineering from the University of Michigan and later returned to school to earn an MBA from St. Louis University.
It didn’t take long during his freshman year at Michigan before Max met his lovely future bride, Betty. They married before graduating and then following graduation, they moved to the West Coast where Max began his career in the aerospace industry, working for Boeing and Lockheed. In 1966, when the family needed him most, Max willingly sacrificed his engineering career to move to St. Louis to help run the family business. It was at National Auto Supply Company that he would spend the next 35+ years.
Max’s biggest love was spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren. Other hobbies he enjoyed were traveling, golfing, drawing, building model airplanes, and baking. Max and Betty always hosted large gatherings for family and friends where everyone would marvel over Max’s homemade desserts. Staying true to his engineering background, Max enjoyed all things science, and he relished the challenge of fixing nearly everything that his wife and five children could break.
Max was an optimist to his core and would often whistle or sing as he went through his daily activities. But most of all, Max was known for his sense of humor and joke telling.
Max Bridge is survived by his wife of 65 years, Betty Silverman Bridge. He was father to Richard (Cindy) Bridge, Robert (Becky) Bridge, Jennifer (John) Zensen, Gary (Marie) Bridge and Michael (Roxann) Bridge. Grandfather to Lauren (William) Beck, Jack, Taylor, Bailey, Connor, Abbie, Jacob, Sylvia, Josh, Lucille, and Max. Brother to Gerald Bridge and late Jack (z”l) Bridge. He is preceded in death by his parents Jessie (z”l) and Sam (z”l) Bridge.
Funeral service will be held at Temple Israel on Sunday January 26 at 1:00 p.m. Visitation at 12:30 p.m. Private interment.
In lieu of flowers, a donation may be made to the American Cancer Society.
The family wishes to extend their gratitude to Mari de Villa and all of their family and friends for the constant love and support.
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