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Pasadena San Gabriel Unit
The unit was saddened this past month by the death of our long time
friend, supporter, and great bridge player, Peter Szesci. Peter was
a constant presence and supporter of the unit. He spent many years
on the unit board, including, I think, every officer position.
In Peter's honor, the Over-Under game will be known as the Peter
Szesci Memorial Over-Under game.
I'll never forget the time Peter called me on the phone before an
earlier Over-Under game years ago. "Hello Morris? This is Peter
Szesci. Do you know me?" Everyone knew Peter. He was calling to ask
if I would play as a mentor in the game, and of course I did.
If you're a non-Life Master, under 500 masterpoints, you can join us
at the Peter Szesci Memorial Over-Under game this month, on
Sunday, July 23, at the Arcadia Bridge Center.
Reservations are required! You can register online by
visiting the web site for the Pasadena Bridge Club, and click on the
Over/Under game link near the top of the page. You can also email to
mojo@pasadenabridgeclub.com
or phone (626) 247-4457. (Here's the registration link: https://pasadenabridgeclub.com/contact/over_under_game
) Reservations must be received by July 18.
At 12:30, all partnerships will be formed by a random draw, and
you'll have some time to meet your mentor or mentee. Junior players
are encouraged to bring a favorite convention card, if they have
one. All of the mentor players will play your card. (This isn't the
time to learn a new convention!) The game will begin shortly after,
probably about 12:50.
The Over-Under game will be our only unit game this month. Hopefully
you'll join us in Long Beach at the regional!
The June games were well attended, winners were:
- June 4:
- N/S Cathy Martin, Diana Borgatti
- E/W Amr Elghamry, Dominique Moore
- June 18:
- N/S Mike Marcucci, Miriam Harrington
- E/W Dan Botoaca, Amr Elghamry
We have a lot of rank changes this month, reflecting lots of new
ACBL members in the unit, and students graduating from classes.
Welcome to:
- Junior Master
- Robert Jennings
- Louise Wannier
- Sectional Master
- Regional Master
- And special congratulations to new Life Master
For August, our unit games will be held on:
- August 6, 12:30 PM, Pasadena Bridge Club
- August 20, 12:30 PM, Arcadia Bridge Center