Margaret Bernadette Bird

Margaret Bernadette Bird, known to most as Maggie or Mags, passed away peacefully on February 10, 2025 in the Mar Vista, California, home where she and her former husband, Pat, raised their two children. She was 66 years old.

Maggie was born on March 18, 1958, in Birmingham, England, to Bridget and Philip Lynch. At the age of two, she moved with her family to Ireland, where she grew up alongside her three siblings: Maureen (Mause) Lynch and Kevin Lynch, both of Swords, County Dublin, and her late brother, Philip Lynch, who passed away in December 2023.

Maggie had an adventurous spirit, leaving home at 18 to explore new places. She lived in England and Scotland, but it was Jersey Island, off the coast of France, that held a special place in her heart. In 1986, fate brought her to Joe Ryan’s pub in Swords, where she met Pat Bird. The two quickly became inseparable. In November 1989, they arrived in the United States, spending a brief time on the East Coast before heading west to California, where they built their life together. They married in Santa Monica in 1991 and, while their marriage eventually ended, they remained close friends.

Maggie’s greatest joy was her children, Megan Eileen Bird, 31, of Phoenix, Arizona, and Patrick Francis Bird, 32, of Santa Monica, California. She was immensely proud of them and cherished every moment spent together.

A creative soul, Maggie found happiness in making jewelry, hunting for treasures while thrifting, and listening to classic rock—especially Call Me The Breeze by Lynyrd Skynyrd. She lived life on her own terms, always embracing the simple joys and surrounding herself with music, laughter, and love.

Maggie’s warmth, wit, and independent spirit will be deeply missed by her family, friends, and all who had the privilege of knowing her. Though she has left this world, her legacy of love and adventure will live on in the hearts of those she touched.

A memorial will be held in her honor at Gates Kingsley Funeral Home in Culver City this Saturday, February 22, 2025, at 12 noon. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you listen to her favorite song, thrift a hidden gem, or simply say a prayer in her memory—just as she would have wanted.