Music & Games

Industry loses Shelley Sax-Eldridge of Stern Pinball

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July 11, 2023

Shelley Sax-Eldridge, who worked alongside Gary Stern from the launch of Stern Pinball Inc. in 1986, recently passed away following a battle with cancer, according to a press release.

Sax-Eldrige served as receptionist, purchasing clerk, bookkeeper, traffic manager, personnel manager, office manager and administrative assistant. The title on her business card was J.O.A.T. (Jack Of All Trades).

She is survived by her husband Larry Eldridge, brother and sister-in-law Steve and Dianne Sax, and niece Misty Sax.

"Without Shelley, there would be no Stern Pinball," Gary Stern, chairman and founder, said in the press release. "Shelley embodied our company's entrepreneurial, get-it-done spirit. More importantly, she was one of my closest and dearest friends and I will miss her."