[Unit559board] Revision 2 DRAFT Bridge News Column

Please review for corrections and omissions! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 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(a)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: o N/S Cathy Martin, Diana Borgatti o E/W Amr Elghamry, Dominique Moore * June 18: o N/S Mike Marcucci, Miriam Harrington o 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 o Robert Jennings o Louise Wannier * Sectional Master o Jon Fuhrman o Susan Kane * Regional Master o Toban * And special congratulations to new Life Master o Wayne Fang -- build message Morris "Mojo" Jones mojo(a)PasadenaBridgeClub.com https://PasadenaBridgeClub.com <https://pasadenabridgeclub.com> Pasadena Bridge Club <https://pasadenabridgeclub.com>