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Robert White | 1946-2024
By Bob Heller, Knoxville TN
Robert White, for more than four decades a club, sectional,
regional and NABC player from Raleigh NC who
amassed 17,327 masterpoints during his career, died
near his home Dec. 19. He was 78.
Bob, a Connecticut native and University of North
Carolina graduate, is survived by his wife of 37 years,
Peggy.
Bob contributed much more to bridge than most,
serving as a volunteer for the Mid-Atlantic Bridge
Conference, District 7 and the Raleigh area. As an
accountant and financial planner, Bob's work on finance
committees and as the negotiator for regional contracts
for almost 20 years was of huge help.
The Mid-Atlantic (which dissolved in 2014) benefited
greatly with comparatively low room rates for tournaments
at quality properties throughout the region. Bob
served as the organization's treasurer, vice president
and president and frequently was a member of appeals
committees.
Reaching the quarterfinal of the Spingold KO Teams
at the 1999 NABC in San Antonio was Bob's most memorable
accomplishment. He won more than 100 regional
events, mostly with Mike Kovacich, his
regular partner for more than 25 years.
(Mike died in February 2022; he was
an ACBL Board member at that time.)
Longtime friend and partner Kay
Joyce said, " Bob was one of the truly
good guys in the bridge world. In addition
to his volunteer work, Bob was an
accomplished player. He worked to learn all he could about
plays, conventions and trends but also had a great sense
about what it took to be successful on any given hand. "
Blackjack and poker were two of Bob's other favorite
activities, and he enjoyed traveling to Las Vegas.
Mary Ann Raimondi said, " Bob was my brother-inlaw
and one of the nicest people you'd want to know. He
was a wonderful role model for my daughter and was
the person she asked to chaperone her at a high school
homecoming court. "
Larry Harding, Bob's most recent partner, recalls, " I
talked Bob into driving to the Louisville NABC in the
spring. He tentatively had plans to go to the Las Vegas
tournament in the fall before leukemia took too great a
toll. " 2
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