Bridget Mary Myrick

On Christmas night, Bridget Meranto-Myrick also known to most as B.B. or just B, the daughter of Jerald Jules Meranto and the Late Donna Kay Aucoin Meranto received an offer she could not refuse. The offer included; a change in scenery that could not be beat, eternal happiness, GREAT health benefits, and most importantly B. was able to be reunited with the love of her life, Jerry Myra Myrick and her mother. B gained her wings at the young age of 44.

Bridget is also survived by her loving companion and friend, Tony Kimry; her three sisters, Alicia Meranto, Karla Meranto, and Angela Reynaud and her husband, Pete (Jon); seven nephews, Phillip, Roy, Jordan, Brandon, Anthony, Peter, and Jase; six nieces, Donna, Gabbie, Emily, Kenzie, Erin and Layne and her loving pets, Nash and Gracie. Bridget was not blessed with the gift of having children, but she mothered and adored her nieces and nephews as if they were her own.

Alongside her husband and mother, she was also reunited in heaven with a baby daughter, Ashley Nicole, and beloved pets, Buddy Ray and Whiskers.

A native of Morgan City, B. was a Morgan City High Graduate from the Class of 1990. Immediately after high school, B. joined the Army National Guard, Charlie Company 199th Support Battalion, where she served as a Medic. After basic training, B. later relocated to Lafayette where she then enrolled in the nursing program at the University of Lafayette. While residing there, Bridget worked part-time at Schlumberger where she met her future husband, Jerry Myrick.

In 1998, B. graduated from the University of Texas at Tyler with a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Nursing. She worked as an RN, primarily with cardiovascular patients, in Mississippi, Texas, and Oklahoma and also spent several years working as a travel nurse throughout the United States. B. lived for helping others, with her spirited infectious personality, which made her a phenomenal nurse deeply touching her patients.

B’s time here on earth may have been short; however, the magnitude of the lives she touched was infinite and she will live on in the hearts of those who were blessed to know her. B. was a free-spirted person who loved deeper than most, and lived her life helping and doing for others who were in need whether it be family, friends, or even a complete stranger. Her interests were photography, writing, and poetry but her true passion was her unconditional love for her family, especially her nieces and nephews, and an abundance of true and loyal friends.

A time of visitation and remembrance will be held for B on Saturday, January 2, 2015 from 10am until time of services at Hargrave Funeral Home. A celebration of B’s life will take place at 2pm at Hargrave Funeral Home with military honors following in the Berwick Cemetery. Military Honors will be rendered by the East St. Mary Veteran’s Funeral Squad.