died in hospital seven days later.<\/a><\/p>\nOn Friday (4 September), an ACT Policing spokesperson said the investigation into the double-fatal crash was continuing and the 40-year-old female driver of the car was assisting police with their inquiries.<\/p>\n
All of the cyclists had been riding as part of the Canberra Bilbys Triathlon Club\u2019s regular cycling group.<\/p>\n
The impact of Bridie\u2019s death has reverberated around the ACT community, where she was a popular colleague at the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) and a beloved member of the triathlon club. But back in Western Australia is her grieving family, suffering a loss beyond words.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s hard seeing Mum and Dad. \u2018Heartbroken\u2019 doesn\u2019t even cover it,\u201d Amy said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI feel awful myself, but it\u2019s even more awful to see my family in such pain.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut genuinely, we find it really, really comforting to hear from so many people, telling us such lovely stories about her.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Bridie Lee (centre) with her parents John and Carolyn at her graduation from Curtin University. Photo: Supplied by family.<\/p>\n
Amy said the number one thing to know about her sister was that she was really funny.<\/p>\n
\u201cEver since she was little, she was always cracking jokes, making bad puns and trying to make others around her laugh,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Bridie was always so open and friendly, and would chat to everybody.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was always jealous of how she made friends so easily. It was just natural for her, she was someone who people were drawn to,\u201d Amy said.<\/p>\n
She finished her Honours in biomedical sciences and her Masters in epidemiology and statistics, which helped satisfy her love of learning. She had an incredible amount of knowledge about many subjects.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe was the sort of person who would just sit down and watch random documentaries about random stuff,\u201d Amy said.<\/p>\n
Bridie moved away from everyone she knew to join a graduate program at the ABS in Canberra. But she stayed at the bureau once she finished, as she loved her work.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m so proud that she was always so kind, not only to other people, but to animals,\u201d Amy said.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe was known around the ABS as the person who would rescue little hurt birds on the side of the road.\u201d<\/p>\n
She was also always busy, always trying new activities. She practiced archery, become involved with gridiron and found a passion for triathlons.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnything she wanted to do, she would go out and try it,\u201d Amy said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t think she would have any regrets, because she was somebody who appreciated life and lived life to the fullest.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Sisters Bridie and Amy Lee (left), as well as pictured at a Matildas match with Bridie\u2019s best-friend and housemate Alice. Photos: Supplied by family.<\/p>\n
Region asked Amy how her family wanted the community to remember her sister.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe just want her to be remembered how everybody remembered her, as a really kind, beautiful soul, and as the jokester who wanted to make everybody laugh,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Seeing as Bridie was such a jokester, what was her favourite joke?<\/p>\n
A really bad one she would tell all the time, Amy laughed.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat do you call a cheese that isn\u2019t yours? Nacho cheese,\u201d Bridie would say.<\/p>\n
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