Constance Quarterman-Bridges

1930 - 2024

Quarterman-Bridges, Constance, - 93, of Egg Harbor Twp, Constance Quarterman Bridges, 93 years of age has gone on to Glory on Monday, January 1, 2024. The third child of 10, Constance was born October 22, 1930, in Plainfield NJ, born to the late Alice and Charles Quarterman.

The family moved to Atlantic City, NJ where she attended elementary and High School. On her own at age seventeen, she and best friend relocated to Philadelphia, PA where she attended Charles Morris Price School of Advertisement and Journalism. She worked 35 years for the Federal Government at the Internal Revenue Service. She was an analyst, a problem-solver and innovator receiving multiple awards and ultimately awarded the Galatian Award for meritorious Government Service.

Once retired, she attended Atlantic Cape Community College and Stockton College for writing and poetry classes. She was awarded two Fellowships from the New Jersey Council on The Arts. Later her book, LIONS DON'T EAT US was selected by Sonia Sanchez for Cave Canem as their National Book Award. This poetry book is about her family stories and research. She loved poetry and also enjoyed teaching poetry in the schools to children.

Constance had been blessed to realize all her dreams by visiting all the states including, Alaska and Hawaii, traveled to Egypt, West Africa, Puerto Rico, Nova Scotia, Jamaica and the Caribbean Islands, saw the Grand Canyon and Niagara Falls, attended a Pow Wow, and visited Native American Reservations and slave enclosures in Africa. She was a long-time member and traveled with the Golden Circle of AC and a decade's long member of Second Baptist Church of Atlantic City, NJ.

She was a great seamstress, artist, storyteller, writer and lover of turtles. She loved talking about the family history, its fantastic characters, stories and memories of her childhood and her many experiences.

Her beautiful life will forever be cherished by her two loving children: Angela and Lynn Bridges, one grandchild Misty McCall, four great-grandchildren, Anjune, Alexa, Aniyah, Malikyi and a host of nieces, nephews and friends. Mom, Gmom, Mom Mom, sister and Auntie you will be very much missed.