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In Memoriam
Canada

* Perry C. Bruce, Kamloops BC
Erwin Tenta, Squamish BC
* R. Bruce Edwards, London ON
Monique Landry-Sabourin, Sudbury ON
Dorene W. Love, Brampton ON
Mary M. Mansell, Toronto ON
M. Power, Geraldton ON
* Cora F. Snider, Toronto ON
* Georges E. Malone, Beaconsfield QC

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Annie T. Davis, Anniston AL
Robert L. Hoover Sr., Anniston AL
Hope W. Mooney, Anniston AL
Erlyne Roberts, Montgomery AL
Dr. Steve Rouss, Birmingham AL
Bertha P. Sloan, Anniston AL
R.G. Berry, Little Rock AR
Camille W. Ellis, Little Rock AR
Jim McLeod, Mesa AZ
Lee Andersen, Greenbrae CA
Hamish Bennett, Menlo Park CA
Andre Dermant, Santa Rosa CA
Lillian Dubinsky, Palo Alto CA
Joan G. Gardner, Piedmont CA
Florence M. Haney, Camarillo CA

Larry A. Kroeger, Fair Oaks CA
* Carl Lomelino, El Sobrante CA
Nancy J. Lowe, Santa Rosa CA
* Evan N. Nossoff, Sacramento CA
* Pat Peterson, San Francisco CA
Dr. Milton L. Rosenberg,
San Francisco CA
* Stanley Straus, Mission Viejo CA
* Colleen R. Johnson, Pueblo CO
* Walter B. Rassbach, Westminster CO
* Robert L. Klopp, New Haven CT
* Carolyn E. Bernstein, Kissimmee FL
Jane Canter, Sarasota FL
* Donna C. Darter, Melbourne FL
* Walter T. Murphy, Viera FL
* Richard R. Nelken, Boca Raton FL
* Janice M. Newcomer, Tampa FL
James A. Paquette, De Leon Springs FL
* Julius Pearlman, Boca Raton FL
Daniel Siesel, Sarasota FL
Leo J. Slack, Sarasota FL
Frances M. Brandt, Atlanta GA
* Ann E. Magoon, Kailua Kona HI
* Larry Shapiro, Urbandale IA
James L. Bailey, Rockford IL
Sue Irons, Noblesville IN

Walter T. Murphy * 1940-2013
By Richard Robinson, Melbourne FL

Walt Murphy, a Silver Life Master from
Viera FL, died May 25 after a lengthy battle
with cancer. He was 73.
Murphy began playing duplicate bridge
after his retirement in 1997. He won many
local and district events in pairs and team
competitions, including a remarkable string
of wins at Daytona and Orlando near the end of his life. He
served on the boards of Unit 240 and the Melbourne Duplicate Bridge Club. A certified director and instructor, Walt was
a popular, visible leader who was known for his dry wit.
Murphy had a distinguished 34-year career with NASA
as senior engineering manager, with stints at Johnson Space
Center, Vandenberg AFB, and Kennedy Space Center (KSC).
He managed key programs in launch processing, digital design, and software development during the golden years of
manned space flight. Because of his vast technical experience,
he became director of engineering development, managing
the design of ground support equipment and facilities at KSC.
Walt will be greatly missed by friends, family, and the South
Brevard bridge community. He is survived by his son, John, of
Merritt Island FL. His wife, Jennie, preceded him in death in
2004.

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Pat Klepfer, Indianapolis IN
Pamela J. Lucas, Vincennes IN
Marion L. Mills, Indianapolis IN
Maurice W. Nugent, Vincennes IN
Dr. Stan M. Tillman, Newburgh IN
James H. Ochsenfeld, Pineville LA
Michael J. Essex Jr., Dennisport MA
Donald Macmillan, Cotuit MA
Edward J. Nugent, Braintree MA
Daniel Baker, Ruxton MD
Sandra Stern, Chevy Chase MD
William J. Carlin, Bangor ME
Helen G. Laverdiere, Waterville ME
Richard E. Young, York ME
Katharine J. Fuller, Grosse Pointe MI
Ralph V. Kivi, Gwinn MI
Marleah R. Thompson, Jackson MI
Chet Bahr, Rochester MN
Thomas A. Erickson, Saint Paul MN
Loren Keefe, Kasson MN
Ronald D. Yee, Burnsville MN
Doris L. Orlett, Kansas City MO
William R. Yancey, New Bloomfield MO
Thomas C. Asbury, Hendersonville NC
Mary V. Heavey, Hendersonville NC
Mary P. Jackson, Williamston NC
Joyce Patton, Fayetteville NC
Rosella N. Stiltz, Asheville NC
Rosa M. Tayman, Wilmington NC
Bonnie Circo, Omaha NE
Dr. Eugene L. Cantor, Fair Haven NJ
Herb M. Gurk, Princeton NJ
David I. Harris, Belle Mead NJ
Richard L. Sandhusen,
New Providence NJ
Sarah P. Attridge, Fayetteville NY
Sally R. Foster, New York NY
Nance Freeman, Westhampton Beach NY
Toby Gotthelf, Manhasset NY
Doris K. Miller, Beachwood OH
Barbara I. Nixon, Dayton OH

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Shirley Tolochko, Cuyahoga Falls OH
Larry G. Wilbers, Cincinnati OH
Julius W. Zajac, Olmsted Township OH
Paul C. Duncan, Oklahoma City OK
Don C. Fennell, Midwest City OK
Rosalyn R. Forsythe, Edmond OK
Maj. Jimmie H. Fields, Medford OR
Joanne G. Starr, Lake Oswego OR
David G. Bowen, E Stroudsburg PA
Edwina M. Doyle, Bartonsville PA
Edward Dunn, Pittsburgh PA
Evelyn M. Keller, Wyomissing PA
Robert S. Gershkoff, Wakefield RI
Leonard J. Bloom, Hilton Head SC
Leroy R. Blair, Johnson City TN
Dorothy P. Mills, Maryville TN
Phyllis T. Rainwater, Dandridge TN
Walter B. Stiles, Maryville TN
Tommy Ball, San Angelo TX
Richard L. Hinde, Irving TX
Miriam Labovitz, Fort Worth TX
Othella F. Muzzio, Arlington TX
Barbara B. Norwood, Houston TX
Mary E. Starr, Tyler TX
Walter E. Wagner, Beaumont TX
Henry J. Weltman, Fort Worth TX
Natalie Wernet, Houston TX
William B. Williamson, Spring TX
Gertrude H. Clemons, Fredericksburg VA
Sara M. Moore, Virginia Beach VA
Gerald T. O'Dell, Fairfax VA
Lowell Sawyer, Occoquan VA
Barbara Self, Fredericksburg VA
Susie Vroom, Virginia Beach VA
Scott A. Martin, Mountlake Terrace WA
Leland J. Nee, Gig Harbor WA
Richard K. Murray, West Allis WI
Barbara S. Nordeng, Madison WI
John R. Schommer, Sturgeon Bay WI
William E. Jones Jr., Casper WY

* Life Master

Frank P. King Jr. * 1933 - 2013
Frank P. King Jr., one of the top players in the eastern U.S. for
several decades, died of complications from diabetes Aug. 27
in Washington DC, his home. He was 79.
In 2005, when failing health forced him to give up regular
bridge play, King was on the list of the top 100 masterpoint
holders of all time. He was a Platinum Life Master with more
than 16,000 masterpoints to his credit.
King, originally from Oklahoma, retired as a sergeant in the
U.S. Air Force. He took up residence in the nation's capital in
1975. King was a regular partner of Ed Lewis, another top player from the East. King and Lewis placed second in the Silver
Ribbon Pairs in 1996.
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