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Bridges earned his undergraduate degree in engineering at the [[wikipedia:University of Oklahoma|University of Oklahoma]], before serving as an officer in the [[wikipedia:United States Navy|United States Navy]] during the [[wikipedia:KoreanWar|Korean War]].<ref name="Navigators">[http://harbourshores.org/JerryBridges An Interview with Jerry: 50 Years with The Navigators]. The Navigators. Archived from the original on 13 September 2015.</ref> He joined Christian discipleship organization [[The Navigators (organization)|The Navigators]] in 1955, where he served as administrative assistant to the Europe Director, office manager for the headquarters office, Secretary-Treasurer of the organization, and as vice president for Corporate Affairs before moving to a staff development position with the Collegiate Mission.<ref name="Navigators" />
Bridges earned his undergraduate degree in engineering at the [[wikipedia:University of Oklahoma|University of Oklahoma]], before serving as an officer in the [[wikipedia:United States Navy|United States Navy]] during the [[wikipedia:KoreanWar|Korean War]].<ref name="Navigators">[http://harbourshores.org/JerryBridges An Interview with Jerry: 50 Years with The Navigators]. The Navigators. Archived from the original on 13 September 2015.</ref> He joined Christian discipleship organization [[The Navigators (organization)|The Navigators]] in 1955, where he served as administrative assistant to the Europe Director, office manager for the headquarters office, Secretary-Treasurer of the organization, and as vice president for Corporate Affairs before moving to a staff development position with the Collegiate Mission.<ref name="Navigators" />


At the time of his death, he was a widower,<ref>Bridges, Jerry (2007). ''Respectable Sins''. p. 75 ("After the death of my first wife…").</ref> and had married Jane Mallot a year after his first wife's death.<ref>Bridges, Jerry (2007). ''Respectable Sins'', back flap ("…Jerry lives with his wife, Jane…").</ref><ref name="Jerry Bridges (1929-2016)">Taylor, Justin (March 6, 2016). "Jerry Bridges (1929-2016)". The Gospel Coalition. https://blogs.thegospelcoalition.org/justintaylor/2016/03/06/jerry-bridges-1929-2016/.</ref> Bridges died on March 6, 2016, in [[Colorado Springs, Colorado]], at the age of 86.<ref name="Jerry Bridges (1929-2016)" />
At the time of his death, he was a widower,<ref>Bridges, Jerry (2007). ''Respectable Sins''. p. 75 ("After the death of my first wife…").</ref> and had married Jane Mallot a year after his first wife's death.<ref>Bridges, Jerry (2007). ''Respectable Sins'', back flap ("…Jerry lives with his wife, Jane…").</ref><ref name="Jerry Bridges (1929-2016)">Taylor, Justin (March 6, 2016). "Jerry Bridges (1929-2016)". The Gospel Coalition. https://blogs.thegospelcoalition.org/justintaylor/2016/03/06/jerry-bridges-1929-2016/.</ref> Bridges died on March 6, 2016, in [[wikipedia:Colorado Springs, Colorado|Colorado Springs, Colorado]], at the age of 86.<ref name="Jerry Bridges (1929-2016)" />


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