April 2024 - 38

CLUB News
Dr. John Bond
By Claire Valente
Saskatoon on Nov. 23, 1923, he grew up
in Chicago and then went to Whitman
College. He served as a private first
class in World War II and became a
U.S. citizen. On his discharge, he went
to medical school at the University of
Michigan, then served in the medical
corps in Korea; he says it was a lot better
to be an officer than a PFC!
On returning from Korea, after several
fellowships, he settled in Walla
Walla and worked as an ophthalmologist
until his retirement, seeing
generations of Walla Walla patients
and providing medical care at the
Washington State Penitentiary.
Much beloved by all, " Doc " is our
Dr. John Bond
The Walla Walla WA Duplicate
Bridge Club recently celebrated the
100th birthday of Dr. John Bond. Bond
has been playing duplicate in Walla
Walla for almost 70 years. Born in
Charlotte Pence
On Jan. 22, Charlotte Pence celebrated
her 99th birthday at Build
most faithful player, never missing
a game. He still wins regularly and
loudly laments if games are canceled
due to holidays or director commitments.
We recently named an event
at our annual sectional the " Doctor
Bond " Swiss Teams. As he is only
about 100 points away from becoming
a Gold Life Master, we look forward to
celebrating that with him and to him
playing many more years with us. 2
Build Better Bridge owners Jim and MaryAnn Boardman (left)
celebrate with Charlotte Pence.
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Better Bridge in Cedar Rapids IA.
Char is an avid Hawkeyes women's
basketball fan. She is proud to share
her birthday
with Caitlin
Clark, the
most famous
Hawkeyes
player, who has
rocked the basketball
world
by breaking
many records.
Char attended
the games
regularly for a
very long time
and still goes
occasionally.
It was Caitlin's
golden birthNew
club opening
By Jan Bradley and Nancy Motes
Club manager and director
Nancy Watkins greets players
at the new Brookhaven Bridge
Club.
District 7's Unit 253 is very pleased
to announce the new opening of
Brookhaven Bridge Club at St. James
United Methodist Church in Atlanta
GA.
BBC was formed based on the main
principle of providing a new forum for
duplicate bridge players with limited
masterpoints. The grand opening on
Feb. 14 was a huge success and well
attended with 42 players. A great time
was had by all, with many door prizes
and scrumptious refreshments!
BBC has games two days per week
and welcomes all players with less
than 2500 masterpoints. Please visit
the Brookhaven Bridge Club website,
Bridgewebs.com/Brookhaven or
contact club manager and director
Nancy Watkins:
nancyrwatkins@gmail.com 2
day (22 on the 22nd), but our special
golden girl's 99th. We celebrated with
ice cream, Char's favorite basketball
game treat - enjoyed twice a year, on
her birthday and her friend's birthday.
Char is a regular participant at
Build Better Bridge, owned by Jim
and MaryAnn Boardman, where she
is a fierce competitor. 2
http://www.Bridgewebs.com/Brookhaven
April 2024

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