OBIT: David Carey BRIDEGUM, 2005, native of Somerset County, PA
  
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  Bridegum, David Carey "SuprDave"  09/28/05  Daily American
  
  David Carey "SuprDave" Bridegum, 58, Cary, N.C., passed away Sept. 24, 2005, at
  home surrounded by his family. SuprDave was born on March 24, 1947, in Berlin,
  to the late Evelyn and Earl Bridegum. He is preceded in death by his sister,
  Sarah Jane Bridegum. Surviving are fiancˇ Nancy Jane Compton of Cary, N.C.,
  former wife Laura, Cary, N.C.; three sons, Stephen David Bridegum with wife
  Stacey and daughter Maddison, Newnan, Ga.; Michael Todd Bridegum and his
  girlfriend Deborah Barratt, Cary, N.C.; and Jason Carey Bridegum and wife
  Caithlin of Cary, N.C.; three brothers, Harry Bridegum, Berlin; Bill and Alma
  Jean Bridegum, Silver Spring, Md.; and Wayne Bridegum and wife Bernice,
  Hyattsville, Md. Employed by IBM for 32 yrs, he served in various assignments
  including computer programmer, analyst and advisory engineer. Two of his most
  rewarding and challenging career accomplishments included his involvement on
  NASA's Apollo 16 and Skylab mission in Houston and his computer expertise at
  the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. In 1978 his career brought him to Cary, NC
  where he has lived ever since. Upon retirement he received his Real Estate
  Appraiser License. SuprDave was an avid sports enthusiast. He coached his son's
  basketball, baseball, and soccer teams in the Cary community for several years.
  SuprDave was an intelligent, loving, caring, and giving father with a great
  sense of humor and passion for life. A celebration of his life will be held 7
  to 9 p.m. Thursday, at Brown-Wynne Funeral Home, 200 S.E. Maynard Road, Cary,
  N.C. Contributions may be made in his memory to the American Red Cross or to a
  charity of one's choice