July 2019 - 72

In Memoriam
Canada

* Douglas I. Campbell, Victoria BC
* Pirtpal S. Gill, Vancouver BC
John L. Puckrin, Qualicum Beach BC
* Jane T. Shimokura, Vancouver BC
* Aldeo Long, Edmundston NB
* Stania Truka, Miramichi NB
Fred S. Bart, Hamilton ON
Joan Bloch, North York ON
Elizabeth A. Millen, Southampton ON
Cosson Jean-Marie, Laval QC
* Femande LaVallee, Montreal QC
Clement Martel, Chicoutimi QC
Gregoire Tremblay, Saint-Lambert QC

United States

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Gail E. Ditto, Wickenburg AZ
David T. Lloyd, Phoenix AZ
Cathy J. Tomlinson, Sun Lakes AZ
Richard L. Alguire, Newport Beach CA
Dennis Boomgaarden, Murrieta CA
Thomas F. Ciacio, Ventura CA
Claire L. Coleman, Redwood City CA
Janet W. Coussens, Lancaster CA
Patricia A. Donovan, Corte Madera CA
Fred Herzer, Atherton CA
Judy J. Hunter, La Jolla CA
Sue Kelly, Bakersfield CA
Dennis G. Kuby, Berkeley CA

Thomas F. Ciacio 1956-2019
ACBL Tournament Director Tom Ciacio
of Ventura CA died unexpectedly on May
19 while directing at the Visalia CA Sectional. He was 62.
After attending MIT, Ciacio worked in
the San Fernando Valley in the computer
field, eventually becoming a senior software engineer for Symark Software. He
enjoyed playing and directing part time at
clubs, but following his wife's death in 2008,
Ciacio retired from the software business and took up full-time
directing.
Ciacio directed club and unit games across Southern California including Santa Barbara, Ventura and Thousand Oaks.
He was valued for his immense technical skills with computers.
He was especially knowledgeable in troubleshooting electronic
scoring machines, and he arranged for many of the clubs to acquire dealing machines. He was also an expert on the rules and
bridge movements.
Ciacio was hired as an ACBL tournament director in 2013,
and he later became part of the "Ruling the Game" panel that
helped answer questions from members about the Laws.
Club manager and Unit 547 board member Bob Gruber said,
"Tom was the best director by far in Ventura County and probably Santa Barbara County, too. He was a consummate professional. He was diligent in searching out and learning about
movements so players could enjoy the fairest game no matter
how small or how big. That led him to bring the web movement to many of the Southern California units. If preparing for
a game with a possible web movement required him to pre-deal
multiple sets of boards, he never hesitated. The goal was to provide the best experience for the players.
"Fairness was a hallmark of his rulings. He knew the Laws and
their implications and subtleties. He was never afraid to give an
honest ruling. No matter how few or how many masterpoints a
player had, Tom's aim was to ensure equity."

72 Bridge Bulletin July 2019

* Donna L. McLeod, Ridgecrest CA
* Jean Moats, Fresno CA
* Bruce E. Noda, Corte Madera CA
Linda M. Samson, Laguna Woods CA
* Beverly Shafer, Long Beach CA
* Robert F. Stotts, Riverside CA
* Ida Veidins, Antioch CA
* Dean G. Wangsvick, Daly City CA
* John P. Chaplik, Grand Junction CO
Diane G. Dunn, Hygiene CO
* June Ewald, Greeley CO
A. Wright Elliott, New Canaan CT
Myrna Blank, Boca Raton FL
Pamela E. Gill, East Palatka FL
Dale J. Kernodle, Ruskin FL
Carole Maddaloni, Sun City Center FL
Harold F. Neville, Atlantic Beach FL
Carolyn S. Rector, Sarasota FL
* Gilbert R. Seigworth, Deland FL
* Van A. May, Marietta GA
* Deon E. Burns, Granger IA
* Doug M. De Poister, Garden City ID
* Henrietta E. Crain, Normal IL
William G. Dolak, Belvidere IL
Carl R. Gambotz, Palos Heights IL
Carrol A. Herber, Lake Forest IL
* Eric L. Jacobson, Bartlett IL
Shirley F. Logan, Springfield IL
Claire A. Stepnitz, Fort Wayne IN
* Georgene A. Byram, Haysville KS
Robert S. Boden, Frankfort KY
* Lorelle W. Lindeman, Richmond KY
Raynell T. Bourgeois, Gretna LA
* Ann W. Cook, Shreveport LA
Barbara M. Laverty, Mandeville LA
Mary Alice R. White, Slidell LA
* Prof. Franklin M. Fisher, Cambridge MA
Dorothy A. Jensen-French, Cambridge MA
Rashmi Patwardhan, Holden MA
Elsie H. Swirsky, Longmeadow MA
* Warren Kaufman, Bowie MD
* Ruth I. Kozlow, Rockville MD
John H. Neal, Oxford ME
Robert P. Ainsworth, Harbor Springs MI
* Richard L. Fortune, Northville MI
Patricia Lay, Harbor Springs MI
* Dr. Gerald H. Mandell, West Bloomfield MI
George A. Mowat, Southgate MI
Harriet A. Dodder, Rush City MN
Pauline J. Bentzinger, St. Louis MO
Abram Chip Chittenden, Springfield MO
* Betty Freeman James, St. Louis MO
* Regina T. Hauser, Florissant MO
Sherldon A. Chavis, Fayetteville NC
* Richard E. Chiott, Winston-Salem NC
* Dorothy O. Lamson, Wilmington NC

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Jim S. Wehnes, Hendersonville NC
John M. Dow, Canaan NH
Stuart Goff, Keene NH
Frances R. Kaplan, Voorhees NJ
Bill J. Rapoport, Bridgewater NJ
Gay F. Gillia, Albuquerque NM
Kenneth P. Young, Las Vegas NV
Susan A. Boye, Farmington NY
Hannah L. Casden, Valley Stream NY
Elizabeth Clark, East Aurora NY
Beverly Dale, Getzville NY
Linda J. Frank, New York NY
Anita M. Frey, Great River NY
Marjorie W. Milch, Getzville NY
Eugene S. Nawotniak, Clarence NY
Phyllis Schiff, Hewlett Harbor NY
Robert J. Scribner, New York NY
Richard D. Arnos, Toledo OH
Cheryl Backstrom, Orrville OH
Ron S. Henke, Yukon OK
Shirley Armstrong, Corvallis OR
Ruby Brockett, Eugene OR
Irene Harrowitz, Seaside OR
Anita Neil, Aloha OR
Anita L. Platt, Corvallis OR
Judi Sexton, Eugene OR
James A. Deininger, Erie PA
Lois Glaser, Coraopolis PA
Dr. C. Donald McLean, Allentown PA
R.D. Nickels, De Water Gap PA
Jean Picone, Pittsburgh PA
Janet O. Myrin, Little Compton RI
Susan D. Corbett, Murrells Inlet SC
Andrea H. Stock, Hilton Head Island SC
Fay B. Holloway, Jackson TN
Grace K. Katz, Memphis TN
Martha M. Lewis, Oak Ridge TN
Joan L. Delisle, Plano TX
Linda L. Farrar, Odessa TX
Col. Dewitt H. Hudson Jr., Donna TX
Jacqueline J. Nadel, Dallas TX
Nancy Peters, Keller TX
Robert Seifert, Fort Worth TX
Harry L. Weaver, Irving TX
Vivian A. Carlson, Stuart VA
Michael J. McCombie, Manassas VA
Bo Newell, Charlottesville VA
Mrs. R.M. Richardson, Roanoke VA
Philip W. Slattery, Alexandria VA
Dorothy Carpenter, Burlington VT
Robert A. Brennen, Olympia WA
Paul H. Stratton, Sequim WA
Anna M. Biederwolf, Racine WI
Ed Bladow, Waukesha WI
Judith E. Lichter, Sparta WI
Ethel D. Walker, Brown Deer WI

* Life Master
July 2019

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