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Notes about William Durham Bridges Jr.

Bill died after a short battle with cancer. He was preceded in death by his father, William D. Bridges Sr. He is survived by his mother, Evelyn Bridges; his loving wife of 44 years, Linda; his two sons, William D. Bridges III and wife Holly and Chad Bridges; two grandchildren, Melana and Brandon; two sisters, Vickie Rackley and Rachel Leary; and several nieces and nephews. He was a lifelong resident of Wilmington and graduated from New Hanover High School in 1959. Afterwards he served honorably in the NC National Guard. Bill was a licensed NC Electrical Contractor and spent his early working years with Graves Electric Company. He founded Bayside Electric Supply Co. in 1990 with the headquarters in Wilmington and a branch in Southport, NC. He served as President and CEO. While his business and professional life consumed much of his time, he was active in many organizations. Bill was chairman of the Airlie Garden Luncheon committee for the NC Azalea Festival, as well as many other hospitality events for the past 30 years. He was a member of the Pine Valley Country Club and active in the Bradley Creek boating community, as well as having many other boating friends. Over the years Bill participated in the Sertoma Club, New Hanover County Electrical Contractors Association, National Association of Electrical Distributors, Cape Fear Club, Optimist Club, and the Chamber of Commerce.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of William Durham Bridges

Wiley Griffin Bridges
1891-1944
Frances E. Lee
1889-1971
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William Durham Bridges
1940-2006


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Historical events

Birthday October 25, 1940

  • The temperature on October 25, 1940 was between -1.4 °C and 8.3 °C and averaged 2.9 °C. There was 4.4 hours of sunshine (44%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1940: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.8 million citizens.
    • February 16 » World War II: Altmark incident: The German tanker Altmark is boarded by sailors from the British destroyer HMSCossack. 299 British prisoners are freed.
    • May 6 » John Steinbeck is awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his novel The Grapes of Wrath.
    • June 17 » The three Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania fall under the occupation of the Soviet Union.
    • July 10 » World War II: Six days before Adolf Hitler issues his Directive 16 to the combined Wehrmacht armed forces for Operation Sea Lion, the Kanalkampf shipping attacks against British maritime convoys begin, in the leadup to initiating the Battle of Britain.
    • September 18 » World War II: The British liner SSCity of Benares is sunk by German submarine U-48; those killed include 77 child refugees.
    • November 24 » World War II: The First Slovak Republic becomes a signatory to the Tripartite Pact, officially joining the Axis powers.

Day of death September 15, 2006

  • The temperature on September 15, 2006 was between 17.7 °C and 26.6 °C and averaged 21.3 °C. There was 9.2 hours of sunshine (72%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, May 27, 2003 to Friday, July 7, 2006 the cabinet Balkenende II, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, July 7, 2006 to Thursday, February 22, 2007 the cabinet Balkenende III, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 2006: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 16.3 million citizens.
    • April 2 » Over 60 tornadoes break out in the United States; Tennessee is hardest hit with 29 people killed.
    • April 14 » Twin blasts triggered by crude bombs during Asr prayer in Jama Masjid, Delhi injure 13 people.
    • May 5 » The government of Sudan signs an accord with the Sudan Liberation Army.
    • June 18 » The first Kazakh space satellite, KazSat-1 is launched.
    • November 10 » Sri Lankan Tamil politician Nadarajah Raviraj is assassinated in Colombo.
    • November 10 » The National Museum of the Marine Corps in Quantico, Virginia is opened and dedicated by U.S. President George W. Bush, who announces that Marine Corporal Jason Dunham will posthumously receive the Medal of Honor.


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