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In Memoriam

Canada

* Dawna M. Findlay, Calgary AB
* Judy A. Gazso, Calgary AB
* Sheila H. Geis, Kelowna BC
Bruce M. Mackenzie, Saanichton BC
Ian G. Stothart, Salisbury NB
* Richard L. Treleaven, Digby NS
* Mark Dunsiger, Toronto ON
Joan E. Hart, Toronto ON
Joyce E. Kearney, Mississauga ON
James W. McVicar, Thornhill ON
* Mary Lou Ruta, Niagara Falls ON
Elsie L. Schulz, Belleville ON
Charles R. Barton, Dorval QC
* Claire Collard, Chicoutimi QC

United States

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Edward W. Bradford, Hot Springs AR
Irving T. Cutter III, Hot Springs AR
Anne Lea Patterson, Little Rock AR
Dr. Otis R. Cross, Sun City AZ
Lorna L. Cheng, Visalia CA
Phyllis Cohen, Redondo Beach CA
William C. Connell, Eureka CA
Vileta A. Dallessandro, Nipomo CA
Norma R. Epler, San Jose CA
Marc J. Gould, Long Beach CA
Max A. Gozesky, National City CA
Barbara E. Hill, Porterville CA
Carolyn B. Hodel, Chico CA
Bobalee Johansen, Chatsworth CA
Eleanor M. Larson, San Diego CA
Betsy J. Lutz, West Hollywood CA
Patricia P. Maddox, Redding CA
Willard J. Marfleet, San Ysidro CA
E Leslie Moore, Sacramento CA
Shirley L. Nielsen, Larkspur CA
John Pinson, Anaheim CA
Vera B. Ronningen, Nevada City CA
Herbert C. Royal, Garden Grove CA
Earl Sherman, Encino CA
Betty J. Smith, Visalia CA
Francy C. Starr, La Jolla CA
Robert J. Toso, Corte Madera CA
Glenn Van Denburg, Modesto CA
Martha Waller, Fresno CA
James B. Willis, Livermore CA
Pete G. Wilson, Sacramento CA
Susan S. Wilson, Roseville CA
Forest E. Clark, Aurora CO
Patricia A. Kurfman, Boulder CO
Elise W. Myers, Arvada CO
Jean Bramley, Wallingford CT
Thomas B. McMullin, New Fairfield CT
Sherri Mehler, Roxbury CT
Penny Skenderian, West Hartford CT
Judith H. Hoopes, Wilmington DE
Murray S. Bast, Miami FL
Eleanor B. Baum, Vero Beach FL
Ron S. Fraser, Tavares FL
Virginia B. Harrison, Tallahassee FL
John Jelilian, Boca Raton FL

Russell M. Marchese, Naples FL
* John E. Martin, Pompano Beach FL
Marjorie L. McGrath, Palm City FL
Diane Shulman, Orange Park FL
Gloria R. Soloven, Winter Park FL
Betty A. Wingate, Deerfield Beach FL
* Janet L. Wollstadt, Sarasota FL
* Marion Yadgaroff, Aventura FL
* Caroline Baaij, Savannah GA
* Greg S. Defotis, Lincolnwood IL
David E. Johnson, Rockford IL
Paul K. Morimoto, Joliet IL
Sally J. Riley, Alton IL
* Donald Schramek, Chicago IL
* Chloe R. Trautman, Champaign IL
Eleanor Turbyville, Rockford IL
Sarah H. Arvesen, Notre Dame IN
Connie Borland, Fort Wayne IN
Jerry C. Newell, Dyer IN
Anne M. Reed, Mishawaka IN
* Jack L. Revare, Overland Park KS
David Edds, Owensboro KY
Elaine L. Vanderlinden, Metairie LA
Alice S. Borden, Mashpee MA
Marjorie A. Burns, Boston MA
* Hank Gai, Holliston MA
* Dr. Ronald S. Branoff, Baltimore MD
Selma Shaivitz, Baltimore MD
* George C. Churchill, Flint MI
* Faith F. Gardner, White Lake MI
* Charles F. May, Trenton MI
* Ronald Spaeth, Grosse Pointe MI
Janet Gonnella, Rochester MN
Robert W. Johnson, St. Cloud MN
K.M. Lampert, St. Paul MN
Robert M. Rohland, Montrose MN
Gary L. Rosenwinkel, Minnetonka MN
* Jon Weinberg, Minnetonka MN
Nancy E. Harris, St. Peters MO
* Michael J. Mitra, Chesterfield MO
Nancy A. Sedgwick, St. Louis MO
Myrt Majure, Ridgeland MS
Byron D. Ereaux, Malta MT
* Harold R. Frenzel, Charlotte NC
Dr. Wes Libb, Banner Elk NC
* Mavis V. Munson, Lincoln NE
Jeanne C. Skutt, Omaha NE
* Stephen White, Rye NH
Norman A. Brotman, Monroe Township NJ
Philip Lowenstein, Cranford NJ
* Sarah Nicewander, Manalapan NJ
* Nick Trobovic, Wall Township NJ
Ed W. Hughston, Taos NM
* Marion Hargrove, Henderson NV
Charles A. De Bare, New York NY
Richard B. Norton, Saratoga Springs NY
* Lester Zabronsky, Floral Park NY
Miriam E. McMillen, Dover OH
Harold Shufro, Columbus OH
Dr. David T. Tronsgard, Scio OH
* Clarence J. Willging, Portland OR

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William J. Duffy, Media PA
Sherman J. Edwards, Middletown PA
Michele A. McClellan, Peach Bottom PA
William M. Schneider, Erie PA
Marianne Shinn, Mechanicsburg PA
Cathy Steinacker, Columbia SC
Nancy C. Swindells, Simpsonville SC
Charlotte Taylor, Hilton Head SC
Marjory L. Konechne, Rapid City SD
Catherine Marler, Memphis TN
Wilma G. Bailey, Conroe TX
Marilyn K. Christian, Huntsville TX
Sylvia J. Frank, Victoria TX
Carolynne Gibson, Galveston TX
Delores E. Jones, Nacogdoches TX
Ruth M. Naber, Dallas TX
Joseph F. Perkovich, Spring TX

* Karla M. Riddick, Conroe TX
Dr. Paul Rothaus, Temple TX
Alex Siegel, League City TX
* Peter Thorne, Waco TX
* Karen Garcia, Washington UT
* Bob S. Armstrong, Potomac Falls VA
* Camille J. Berg, Williamsburg VA
* William E. Johnson Jr., Glen Allen VA
* Phyllis A. Moldenke, Forest VA
Robert M. Mustoe, Charlottesville VA
Mildred L. Reed, Glen Allen VA
* A.W. Tucker, Richmond VA
Douglas L. Butler, So. Londonderry VT
* Wanda W. Burness, Longview WA
Jim Hatch, Hartland WI
* Floyd E. Hawley, Casper WY
*Life Master

Tannah Hirsch 1933-2017
Editor, columnist and bridge cruise impresario Tannah Hirsch died in October in
New York City. The 83-year-old had battled the effects of Alzheimer's for several
years.
Hirsch, formerly of South Africa and Israel, served as an editor of the Bridge Bulletin from 1967 to 1972 as part of a team that
included Steve Becker and the late Tom
Smith. The trio ran the magazine when Hall
of Famer Dick Frey retired in 1969 and continued until fellow
Hall of Famer Henry Francis took over upon the League's move
to Memphis in 1972.
In addition to his writing and editing for the Bridge Bulletin, Hirsch co-authored the "Tournament Book of the Second
World Olympiad Pairs," and he was the editor of the Daily Bulletin at the European Championships in 1965, 1974 and 1976.
Hirsch contributed articles to publications around the world.
In 1978, Hirsch became president of Goren International. In
that role, Hirsch authored the popular "Goren Bridge" newspaper column for many years, initially as a ghostwriter for Charles
Goren, and then later under his own byline. As a marketing effort, Hirsch added actor Omar Sharif's name to the byline for
several years, although Hirsch was sole author of the column.
Goren International was also a well-regarded producer of
bridge cruises, and Hirsch hired many top-level players to present lectures to players on the cruises.
As a player, Hirsch won the 1957 South Africa Congress Teams,
the 1958 Natal Teams and the Jerusalem Pairs three times.
Hirsch is survived by longtime companion Georgia Harbison
of New York City. From a previous marriage, he is also survived
by two daughters, five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren, all of whom live in Israel.
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