November 2010 - 66

In Memoriam
Canada
* Gloria Duncan, Kelowna BC
* Betty Anne Bull, Etobicoke ON
* Henry Dubblestyne, Sudbury ON
Alex Kelly, Mississauga ON
Richard J. Lemieux, Almonte ON
Patricia F. Russell, Toronto ON
Carl Teufel, Sudbury ON
Netherlands
* Josephus Scherders, Tilburg
United States
* Joanne S. Rierson, Birmingham AL
* William L. Thomason, Little Rock AR
Janice L. MacDonell, Tucson AZ
Russell L. Sands, Prescott AZ
* Charles L. Achilles, Petaluma CA
* Elisabeth Belatini, San Francisco CA
Marvin N. Bernstein,
Santa Monica CA
Charles D. Bilderback,
Costa Mesa CA
Howard C. Deshong Jr.,
Beverly Hills CA
Marvin Fields, Laguna Woods CA
* Bob T. Frauenberger, Oceanside CA
John Garritson, San Simeon CA
* Lois M. Jensen, Yuba City CA
* Vi M. Leeper, Palm Springs CA
* Ethel Miller, Palm Desert CA
* Shirley R. Prager, Laguna Woods CA
* Marjorie S. Saunders, Yuba City CA
Carolee M. Schupp, Palmdale CA
Jody Skaggs, Ridgecrest CA
* Gloria O. Smalley, Sacramento CA
Elaine Taft, Calabasas CA
Nadine G. Zeller, Napa CA
Robert B. Fridstein,
Highlands Ranch CO
Doris J. Smith, Peyton CO
Ronald M. Whitehill, Darien CT
* Dr. Bill M. Benesch, Washington DC
Patricia P. Benkiser, Delray Beach FL
Eckley B. Coxe, Hobe Sound FL
John P. Favero, Ft. Myers FL
* Clifton Garing, Lady Lake FL
* Irving I. Greene, Sarasota FL
Mimi Handler, Lauderdl By Sea FL
Winnie Hansen, Jacksonville FL
Harriet Holtzer, Lake Worth FL
Geraldine K. Horneman, Sarasota FL
* Carol E. Langs, Sea Ranch Lakes FL
* Russell Macleod, New Smyrna FL
Lorraine McCaleb, Sarasota FL
* Paula Polsyn, Sunrise FL
* George J. Renner, Punta Gorda FL
Audrey B. Seay, Punta Gorda FL
Mary J. Cavender, Savannah GA
* Richard Au, Honolulu HI
Art Adams, Bloomington IL

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Gilbert Katz, Wilmettee IL
* Dot K. Roemelt, Champaign IL
* James V. Smith, Chicago IL
Judith K. Sweet, Davis IL
* Phillip H. Wagner, Springfield IL
* Fred L. Carnes, Kokomo IN
Verla W. Davis, Wichita KS
Anne Lehmann Gould, Dodge City KS
* Betty Anne Richard, Metairie LA
Kathleen R. Dacey, Milton MA
* Lydia E. Wiener, Sharon MA
* Ruth A. Cohen, Pikesville MD
Phyllis T. Fredericks, Clinton MD
* Morris R. Freedman, Timonium MD
Dr. Norris C. Hekimian, Potomac MD
Alton N. Joyner, Towson MD
Kenneth Zimmerman, Frederick MD
Winthrop C. Giles,
West Boothbay Harbor ME
Dr. Robert K. Devine, Troy MI
Dr. Thomas Juster, Ann Arbor MI
* Thomas P. Keenan,
Rochester Hills MI
* Phil Leon, Grosse Pointe MI
* Nadine J. Miller, West Bloomfield MI
Dr. Edward Missavage Jr.,
Okemos MI
* Willard G. Wheeler, Minneapolis MN
* Nancy L. Caraway, Ballwin MO
Gretchen J. Harris, Pass Christian MS
* Beverly Crnkovic, Mebane NC
* Mia D. Haven, Hampstead NC
Martin R. Marks, Chapel Hill NC
Richard H. Morgan, Raleigh NC
* Orilla Sheldon, Bellevue NE
* Rosleigh S. Bitz, Mt. Aurel NJ
* Carol Papanek, Short Hills NJ
Mollie V. Walzer, Jackson NJ
* Shirley A. Weglin, Henderson NV
* Andrew J. Archibald, Alplaus NY
Gordon Day, Douglaston NY
Robert D. French, Schenectady NY
Catherine F. Klecher, Stony Brook NY
* Jeffrey C. Krebs, White Plains NY
Robert H. Larson, Fairport NY
* Charles J. Britain, Dayton OH
* Lieselotte Kibler, Westerville OH
* David C. Luettke, Toledo OH
* Elbert R. McPherson, Salem OR
* Wanda W. Ford, Pittsburgh PA
* Brigitte G. Gerbert, Allentown PA
* Edna R. Lane, Honesdale PA
* Wayne B. Lingle, Palmyra PA
Robert S. Shaak, Millersville PA
Frank J. Visich, Norristown PA
Norman A. Voigt, Reading PA
B. M. Bisett, Wimberley TX
* John Bulloch, Fort Worth TX
Helen M. Callaway, Fort Worth TX
* Lucille Coyan, San Angelo TX

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Georgene S. Fuller, Pearland TX
Joyce J. Journey, Arlington TX
Lidy R. King, Joshua TX
Charline H. Maddox, Arlington TX
Deloris McGee, Aledo TX
Nancy C. Etheridge, Norfolk VA
* Sarah B. Howard, Gloucester VA
Shirley C. Robinson, Lynchburg VA

Ruth H. Brass, S Burlington VT
* Neil Ballard, Seattle WA
* Mary Ruth Blustein, Bellevue WA
Marion Knudson, Everett WA
Shirley P. Murty, Bellingham WA
James K. Brown, Mequon WI
Sandi L. Cotton, Cheyenne WY
* Life Master

Rodney Wilton 1942-2010
By Fay Teal

Rodney Wilton (known to many by his
screen name "Phylo2") was an active bridge
player since 1960. He became a Diamond
Life Master with more than 6000 masterpoints. Bridge was a true joy for him.
He always wanted to be a polymath (a
person of great or varied learning) and as
a respected member of Mensa, he certainly accomplished
that goal. Canadian by birth, Rodney worked as an actuary in
Canada as well as Detroit, Plano and Albuquerque.
A true student and teacher of the game, Rodney read more
than 500 bridge books and wrote his thoughts on his web site
www.phylo2.com. It was never enough for him to just play a
session; analyzing each and every card played after the game
was a must. As his partner on BBO, I would receive a four-page
document the next day analyzing partnership understandings!
At tournaments also, each hand was fully diagnosed during
the breaks. He took the time to do this to help me and others
improve. It was his philosophy that it is important to help others in this marvelous game and was known to play with players
who wanted to learn rather than a partner he knew he would
do well with. He felt he owed this to others to enjoy the thrill of
a squeeze or a game made through inferences and counting.
His desire to help others carried over into his personal life
and many people have had their lives enriched by his presence.
Rodney will be missed by his many bridge and social friends. He
received great kindness from his sister and brother-in-law who
loved him dearly and kept him at home during his admirable
fight and unfortunate decline with cancer.
You will be missed in this world, Rodney, but St. Peter had
better be prepared for a lesson or two.

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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of November 2010
