Esther Gamm Pridgen passed away peacefully on March 18, 2018, at Rio Terra Memory Care after a courageous battle from Alzheimer’s. She was born in Chicago Illinois on September 23, 1934 to Edgar and Esther Gamm; the youngest of two children.
Esther married the late Msgt. Thomas L. Pridgen Jr. on March 21, 1953 and three children were born from this union. Esther was a military (Air force) wife. She enjoyed being stationed at different places with her family from Turkey, Okinawa, Alaska, Washington DC and finally settling in San Antonio, TX. She worked various jobs from customer service with military exchanges, Woolco and retired from working at Bexar County Hospital in Security. She enjoyed being a cub scout leader, camping and gold panning in the wilds of Alaska with her kids and her late husband, spending time with her children, grandchildren, great grandchildren. She especially enjoyed attending her grand children’s and great grand children’s various activities. In retirement she and Tom enjoyed traveling to attend social gatherings with former military retires, country music concerts, casinos and rodeos. Esther also loved spending time with her favorite companions- schnauzers always, Peppers and Trinas.
Esther is survived by her son, Edgar (Cathy) Pridgen, Wimberly,TX; daughter, Susan (Paul) Webb, Juneau, Ak; grandchildren, Eric Webb, Natalie Webb, Nicholas Webb, Adam (Sonja)Pridgen, Taylor Pridgen, Joseph (Carie) Pridgen, Shanna (Jeff)Webb, Melissa Pridgen, Mathew Pridgen; great-grandchildren, Madeline Webb, Cooper Webb, Mason Pridgen, Conrad Pridgen and Connor Pridgen; nieces, Mary (Earl) Niehoff, Terry Ferara, Janet Hedengren; nephews, Buzzy Close,Jim Close and William (Dawn) Spinolas, good friends and neighbors Jeannie Prieur - Browning, Pat/Jim Gonzalez and Bruce Branding.
She was preceded in death by her parents Edgar and Esther Gamm, sister Margaret and George Spinolas, her son Thomas L. Pridgen III, sister and brother - in law Margaret and George Spinolas and also her faithful companions Trina and Pepper (Schnauzers).
Thank you to Hope Hospice, Rio Terra, Dr. Burns, Dr. Price, Dr. Abide, Home Instead(Connie)
