Jeanne Rafferty Bride

Jeanne Rafferty Bride, born April 2, 1924, passed peacefully, surrounded by her family, in Raleigh, North Carolina, on February 17, 2024, six weeks shy of her hundredth birthday. She had attended Georgetown Visitation, Woodrow Wilson High School, and George Washington University, and spent her career with the National Institute of Health and the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Predeceased by her husband, Noel Crawford Bride, she raised four children: Robert Fairbanks Bride (Ingrid Lawaty), James Rafferty Bride, Suzanne Bride Turnburke (John Turnburke) and Margot Bride Shaver (Bruce Shaver). Jeanne is survived by four grandchildren: Catherine Bennett, Lauren Harper, Caroline Palm and Connor Turnburke and six great-grandchildren: Charlotte, Reagan and Alexandra Bennett, Hutson and Hayes Harper, and William Palm. She will be remembered for many things, including her vividly told tales of traversing the Seven Seas with her kids atop Willie the Whale, and exploring the mysteries of an artistically imagined world. Jeanne spent ninety-one years in Montgomery County, Maryland and her final eight years in Raleigh, NC. The family is grateful for her care at Magnolia Glen and very appreciative of Gina Stavredes and her team at Elsie’s Place in Raleigh.