Stephen Brenton Bridges

Stephen Brenton Bridges passed away on Monday, September 21. 2020 unexpectedly. He was his Mom’s Baby Boy. Stephen was born on November 28, 1971 in Tyler, Texas. He was born in the same hospital as his Dad. He came early at eight and a half months. The only time that he wasn’t late.

Stephen was raised in Clear Lake City, Texas. He went to Clear Creek ISD schools his whole school career, graduating from Clear Lake High School in 1990. At Lake he was senior class president. He also was voted Class Clown and Most Handsome. After a wonderful four years at Lake, he entered Pepperdine University in Malibu, California. He was elected freshman class president, and 3 years later, senior class president. He loved to be in charge. Stephen got his degree with a major in advertising and a minor in journalism.

After college, Stephen’s way with words took him many places where he applied his craft. He headed to Miami where he landed a job writing reviews for the guide City Search covering happenings around town. He also worked for the Public Relation Company Ccom Group Inc. This experience served him well as he would later continue public relations as one of his professions, although not immediately. He next traveled to San Francisco to work on the reality show “How to get the Guy” where he helped develop story lines and find venues. Bouncing back home again to Houston Stephen was fortunate enough to work for The Orange Show Center for Visual Arts and helped with event planning there. This tapped into Stephen’s great love of art . He was an avid museum goer always interested in visual arts of any kind that could fuel his imagination.

In recent years Stephen found a home in Palm Springs. Settling there for eight years he became a valuable member of the Palm Springs Writers guild. He handled their publicity for three years as well as PR work for other local companies. He also was a feature writer for Palm Springs Life Magazine as well as for The Desert Sun. Stephen’s love of the sun, hiking in the high desert, pool parties, skiing and playing with his Boston Terrier, Enzo, held him there until he then again returned to Houston. He also took up a new found love golfing with his Dad and Brother.

But perhaps Stephen’s biggest talent was making friends and entertaining them. Combined with his love of travel, his circle of friends was global. He described himself as “A card carrying discount jet setter”. It’s unbelievable how many friends he had. Stephen’s charisma was legendary. The true ”life of the party” but also incredibly loyal. I’m sure they will miss him as much as he will miss them.

Stephen, his father, and mother spent five and a half months in the country in Weimer quarantined because of the corona virus. They are so grateful for that time together. Every night they sat on the front porch watching the sunset. Stephen was adamant that they not miss it. He also liked watching the ten o’clock news with his parents. In fact, the last night that he was with them, they watched the news together. He was a news junkie. Recently he had taken up pastel painting and was really good at it. Stephen was innately artistic as well as very talented vocally. Stephen always maintained a meaningful connection with music though out his life.

Stephen is survived by his mother and father, Linda and Bill Bridges, brother Michael Bridges and sister-In-law Lisa Bridges, niece Taylor Bridges, sister, Amy Baecker, brother-in-law Sonny Baecker, nephews Trent Hurst and Preston Baecker, and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.