Mr. Kenneth Doyle Bridges

Kenneth D. BridgesKenneth Doyle Bridges was born December 8, 1941, in Pleasant Hill, Louisiana and passed away at his Monroe, Louisiana home on November 25, 2015, with family at his side. A celebration of life will be held from 2:00 to 4:00 PM on Saturday, November 28, 2015, at Mulhearn Funeral Home in Monroe, LA. Kenneth was known as Kenny to some and Big Daddy and Papa to others. His adventuresome spirit was touched with kindness and compassion. Always guided by a strong work ethic, he understood that the way through adversity was with education and graduated from Northwestern State University with undergraduate and graduate degrees. Rearing two children while in graduate school, with his wife’s help, Kenneth persisted in completing his studies and began teaching at Marthaville High School. He found his passion for vocational and technical education when he started as a drafting instructor at the Northeast Louisiana Vo-Tech School in Winnsboro, Louisiana. Kenneth advanced from being a drafting instructor to being the assistant director and then served as director of the vo-tech school in Winnsboro for a number of years before becoming the regional director and also directed the North Central Louisiana Vo-Tech School and retired from public education in the year 2000 after 26 years of exemplary service. Kenneth touched countless lives as an educator and administrator. He enjoyed hunting, golfing, motorcycle riding, drawing, traveling and most of all spending time with his grandchildren and family. Kenneth also enjoyed piloting and was able to skydive with his sons for his 70th birthday. Time spent with his grandchildren included storytelling, whittling, throwing footballs and encouraging their education. Kenny was preceded in death by his parents, Herbert Henry and Hattie Lacy Bridges of Pleasant Hill; his father-in-law, Lt. Col. Milton Fletcher; brothers, Tommy Bridges, Dale Bridges, Johnny Bridges, Charlie Bridges, Sam Bridges and Jack Bridges as well as his sister, Carmen 'Sis' Jackson. Kenneth is survived by his loving wife, Millicent Fletcher Bridges; mother-in-law, Hazel Norrid Fletcher; son, Todd and daughter-in-law Kim Bridges, son, Ricky and daughter-in-law Sheva Bridges; twin grandsons, Cody Tyler Bridges and Zachary Allen Bridges and their mother, Tammie Bridges; grandsons, Micah Fletcher Bridges, Hahn Alan Bridges and Kenneth Talangchey 'Chey' Bridges; and step-granddaughter, Addison 'Addie' Deblieux. Kenneths surviving sister is Nell Calhoun of Panola, Texas as well as sisters-in-law, Joyce Bridges, Doris Bridges, Carol Payzant and husband Bill, and Kaye Dalton in addition to his brother-in-law, Richard Fletcher. The Bridges family requests that in lieu of flowers, kindly donate to the Pilots for Patients Program, 3127 Mercedes Drive, Monroe, LA. 71201.