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In Memoriam
Canada
Douglas H. Munro, Victoria BC
* Joan A. Thomas, Nelson BC
* Edith M. Wunderlich, Duncan BC
Patricia J. Brudnicki, Ajax ON
* Catherine Chell, Ottawa ON
Marcel J. Heming, Deep River ON
* Douglas Heron, Ottawa ON
* David W. Turner, Stouffville ON
* Leo Upenieks, Mississauga ON
Eloy F. Antoine, Meota SK
Stanley Tysowski, Kamsack SK
United States
Sally N. Hess, Hot Springs Village AR
* William A. Pritchett,
Hot Springs Village AR
* W. Dale Wagar, Mountain Home AR
* Frances M. Buckingham, Phoenix AZ
* Lois Borden, La Mesa CA
Elizabeth A. Busick, Sacramento CA
* Paul Combs, Tehachapi CA
* Alfred K. Corwin,
Rancho Palos Verdes CA
* Imelda L. Domeier, San Ramon CA
* Sally E. Gates, Vallejo CA
Pauline M. Haase, Fresno CA
* Mary L. Haley, Fairfield CA
* Al H. Hall, Oxnard CA
Leslie Hill, Cotati CA
Irene Keegan, Pacific Grove CA
Phyllis Manchick, Calabasas CA
William E. McCormick, Jr., Clovis CA
Sheila F. Pickard, Avila Beach CA

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Elmer W. Stroppini, Lincoln CA
Harry Walters, Auburn CA
Elmer E. Wittmeyer,
Corona Del Mar CA
Lois B. Woodson, Fallbrook CA
Lorraine A. Graham,
Colorado Springs CO
Leonard Herz, Denver CO
Richard G. Lesko, Golden CO
Beverly Schulemire, Montrose CO
Lois S. Brice, Orlando FL
Marilyn Burns, Venice FL
Martin C. Chaitt, West Palm Beach FL
Al V. Cohen, Tamarac FL
Pearl Feldman, Miami Beach FL
Arnold Geyzer, Hollywood FL
Milton Gralla, Boca Raton FL
Betty S. Grandoff, Clearwater FL
Norman F. Halvorsen,
St. Petersburg FL
Teressa O. Olsen, Winter Haven FL
Mrs. C. Pribble, St. Petersburg FL
Barbara J. Stark, Vero Beach FL
Donald Steinberg, Boynton Beach FL
Myra S. Walters, Aventura FL
Jo Melton, Rome GA
Michael P. Wilson, Boise ID
Ruby E. Nelson, Edwardsville IL
Lois V. Scaife, Chicago IL
Walter G. Frey, Sr., Metairie LA
Mrs. Pat Lary, Monroe LA
Marguerite B. Taylor, Mandeville LA
Charles R. Walters, Covington LA

Andrew Eugene Gabrilovitch
Former North American champion Andy Gabrilovitch died
Nov. 29 at home in McLean VA. He was 87.
Born and raised in France, Gabrilovitch escaped Nazi-occupied Paris as a teen and made his way with his parents
to New York. He served in the U.S. Navy Pacific Fleet during
WWII. As a student at Columbia University, he joined a group
of young bridge players and "majored in bridge rather than
English." Smitten by the game, Gabrilovitch became one of
America's top players. He was a member of the winning squad
in the 1961 Spingold Knockout Teams.
A Life Master at 30, he won many other tournaments, including the 1947 National Amateur Team-of-Four Title for the
Rothschild Trophy. Among other awards, he was named the
Washington Bridge League Player of the year in 1958, 1959
and 1963.
Gabrilovitch met his wife, Wanda, playing bridge, and together they raised a family of three. After retiring as director
of administration from ITT in 1984, Gabrilovitch offered bridge
instruction on cruise ships.
He is survived by two daughters, Tamara De Martino and Leonide Gabrilovitch (Blair Horner), and grandchildren Andrew,
Matthew, Kira, Katharine and Grant. He was predeceased by
his wife, Wanda, and son, Andrew.

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Helene M. Sebring, Mashpee MA
Herbert Rubinstein, Bethesda MD
Rema S. Frankel, Bloomfield MI
Charles French, Grand Rapids MI
Mary N. Ross, Farmington Hills MI
Sally Ann Stewart, Caseville MI
Carl A. Oman, Chanhassen MN
William S. Phillips, Minneapolis MN
Phyllis Adler, St. Louis MO
Mrs. Sammy House, Ballwin MO
Virginia D. Gregory, Pass Christian MS
Carol B. O'Neill, Biloxi MS
Judy R. Rech, Diamondhead MS
Agnes W. Rollins, Carriere MS
Allen L. McAlear, Bozeman MT
Clare Albert, Asheville NC
Harry W. Ames, Roxboro NC
Homer E. Chase, Southern Pines NC
James R. McDonnell, Winston-Salem NC
Phyllis J. Hansen, Lincoln NE
Cynthia Gardner, Center Sandwich NH
Edward M. Loomis, Dover NH
John E. Nosser, Manalapan NJ
Michael E. Pudlin, Las Vegas NV
Mary E. Bernstein, Olean NY
Marion G. Sheehan, Schenectady NY
Robert J. Ulberg, Beechhurst NY
Joseph V. Dragoun, Steubenville OH
Alma M. Kenney, Toledo OH

* Harold Kolp, Canton OH
Ferd J. Kopp, Dayton OH
Ruby Aronsky, Allentown PA
* Iola Croner, Meadville PA
Carolyn K. Goldenberg, Philadelphia PA
Jack Hampton, Lancaster PA
Suzanne H. Hazelton, Factoryville PA
* Sy Silverman, Warminster PA
* Martha Walsh, Lancaster PA
* Mary R. Niedzwicki, Warwick RI
* Betty Schneider, Columbia SC
* Donna J. Tuggle, Mt. Pleasant SC
* Donna Youngberg, Fort Pierre SD
* Reba H. Jernigan, Chattanooga TN
Carl H. Langschmidt Jr., Memphis TN
Lois Jeanne Lebahn, Franklin TN
* Donna L. Myers, Hixson TN
* E. Joe Brittain, Midland TX
* Dolphus J. Brown, Larue TX
* Mickey L. Fourmy, Houston TX
Robert Goodnow, Victoria TX
* A. Miles, Austin TX
John W. Waldron, Corpus Christi TX
* Jeanne Cannon, Virginia Beach VA
* Alan J. Tucker, Norfolk VA
Wayne Edmonson, Kennewick WA
* Walter C. Rattan, Kenosha WI
* Life Master

Marty Chaitt 1929-2012
Retired Tournament Director Marty Chaitt
died on Nov. 10 at a hospital in Palm Beach
FL. He was 83.
Chaitt worked as a TD for more than 40
years and was a successful player, winning
several regional titles and amassing nearly
5000 masterpoints.
Chaitt was born in Williamsport PA and
grew up in Elmira NY. He graduated from
Syracuse University and received a master's degree from Johns Hopkins University.
He started to work part-time for ACBL in the Sixties. Under
TD Jerry Machlin, he continued to work mostly in the Mid-Atlantic area and at NABCs. Chaitt considered Machlin his "adopted father."
Chaitt retired from the U.S. Department of Energy in the late
Eighties and began working full time for ACBL in 1994, retiring
in 2005. Chaitt moved to Florida in 1996 and started working
regional and sectional tournaments. Even after his retirement
as a full-time employee, Chaitt continued to work at tournaments. Said Ellasue Chaitt, his wife, "He kept trying to retire,
but continued working and going to his retirement parties, first
at the Orlando NABC (2010) and then at each regional and finally at his favorite sectionals."
Chaitt is also survived by three daughters and two grandsons
plus two sons, another daughter and five additional grandchildren acquired in marriage.
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