70% + GAMES
Donald and Rose Ferguson, Fort Wayne — 72.92% January 24
Donald and Rose Ferguson, Fort Wayne — 70.54% January 31
Donald and Rose Ferguson, Fort Wayne — 70.83% February 14
Bill Blauvelt, South Bend and Edward Trubac, Granger (299er game) — 72.62% April 2
John Aumiller, Fort Wayne and John Kohne, Hoagland — 70.83% April 3
Jim Feinstein, South Bend and John Chmielowiec, Michigan City — 70.83% April 9
Thomas Crisovan, South Bend and Iris Goerner, South Bend (299er game) — 74.50% April 16
Bob Kellstrom, Chesterton and Howard Schmid, Merrillville — 72.22% April 21
John Aumiller, Fort Wayne and John Kohne, Hoagland — 74.31% April 24
Elaine Thompson, South Bend and Sarah Arveson, Notre Dame — 70.53% May 3
Elaine DeLaney, South Bend and Chris Habegger, Bristol — 74.36% May 4
Bud Hinckley, South Bend and Howard Piltch, South Bend — 71.92% May 11
Myra Anthony, Granger and Barbara Nelson, South Bend (299er game) — 71.33% May 14
RISING IN THE RANKINGS
Junior Master: David Bercot, Fort Wayne; John Cochran, Kokomo; Thomas Galligan, Fort Wayne; Carilyn Reiter, Huntertown; Delphine Slater, Gary; Wayne Hiser, Hobart; Joyce Hoadley, Merrillville; Curry Weathers, Fort Wayne
Club Master: Nancy Love, Fort Wayne; Peggy Lyzun, South Bend; Carol Miller, Valparaiso; L. Jean Watson, Shipshewana; Gale Osgerby, Dyer; Dee Raysses, Highland
Sectional Master: Myra Anthony, Granger; Doug Jordan, Dyer; Zafar Khan, Crown Point; Sharon Snyder, Crown Point
Regional Master: Dennis David, South Bend; Yuan Hsu, Hammond; Matthew Farber, Fort Wayne; Robert Grant, Fort Wayne
Life Master: Kenneth Bisson, Angola
Bronze Life Master: Anne Bruick, Fort Wayne; William Garner, Hartford City; Kimberly Grant, Fort Wayne
Silver Life Master: Tom Bolton, Crown Point; Pete Smith, Fort Wayne
UNIT 154 LIFETIME TOP MP HOLDERS
(as of March 31, 2012)
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1. Howard Piltch, South Bend -- 20,182 2. Bob Carteaux, Fort Wayne -- 12,504 3. John Aumiller, Fort Wayne -- 9140 4. Dean Duncan, Mishawaka -- 8966 5. Dave Fred, Granger -- 8033 6. Rita Duncan, Somerset -- 6816 7. James Davis, Kokomo -- 6180 8. John Chmielowiec, Michigan City -- 5773 9. Richard Ellis Jr, Kokomo -- 5456 10. Frank Yoder III, Goshen -- 5348 11. James Feinstein, South Bend -- 5140 12. Irene Singleton, South Bend -- 5116 13. Wesley Adamczyk, Deerfield IL -- 5078 14. Lee Esworthy, Shorewood IL -- 4972 15. Joseph Chin, Highland -- 4905 16. Howard Schmid, Merrillville -- 4592 17. Rosemary Zonker, Elkhart -- 3998 18. Elaine Delaney, South Bend -- 3799 19. Tom Hallum, Mishawaka -- 3654 20. Rony Adelsman, South Bend -- 3624 21. Joseph Shull, New Haven -- 3406 22. J. Cordas, South Bend -- 3371 23. Carol Osgerby, Dyer -- 3360 24. Al Fenton, Plymouth -- 3133 25. John Killeen, Mishawaka -- 3009 26. James O'Connell, Valparaiso -- 2945 27. Jack Spring, Fort Wayne -- 2897 28. Lena Howard, Elkhart -- 2786 29. Byron Parshall, Mishawaka -- 2760 30. Marian David, South Bend -- 2750 31. Sara Marcus, Granger -- 2738 32. Virginia Stipp, South Bend -- 2720 33. Steven Watson, Munster -- 2669 34. Barbara Graegin, Dyer -- 2625 35. Daniel Simon, South Bend -- 2606 36. Donna Simon, South Bend -- 2536 37. Bud Hinckley, South Bend -- 2401 38. Lee Knepper, New Haven -- 2352 39. Charlotte Davis, Kokomo -- 2351 40. Marilyn Weisbach, Fort Wayne -- 2346 41. Patricia Killeen, Mishawaka -- 2345 42. Leroy Boser, Elkhart -- 2314 43. Chris Grande, Mishawaka -- 2232 44. Paul Scherer, Mishawaka -- 2164 45. Suzanne Watson, South Bend -- 2112 46. Norman Szewczyk, Lansing IL -- 2103 47. Albert Guilford, Angola -- 2085 48. Michael Clegg, Fort Wayne -- 2017 49. James Angell, Munster -- 2013 50. Richard Mao, Mishawaka -- 1970 |
51. Opal Jost, South Bend -- 1946 52. Donald Ferguson, Fort Wayne -- 1934 53. Jo Ann Steigmeyer, Granger -- 1852 54. Louis Nimnicht, Crown Point -- 1833 55. David McNitt, Elkhart -- 1833 56. Louise Tickfer, South Bend -- 1827 57. Rose Ferguson, Ft Wayne -- 1816 58. Kay Esworthy, Shorewood IL -- 1810 59. K. Koorsen, Fort Wayne -- 1806 60. June Glazer, Elkhart -- 1769 61. Mary Lou Clegg, Fort Wayne -- 1766 62. Robert Barbieri, Fort Wayne -- 1756 63. Joan Smith, Fort Wayne -- 1749 64. Callix Miller, Granger -- 1724 65. Norman Stephan, Fort Wayne -- 1656 66. Virginia Peterson, Plymouth -- 1654 67. F. R. Kellstrom, Chesterton -- 1653 68. Ronald Peterson, Plymouth -- 1652 69. Bonnie Carter, Kokomo -- 1627 70. Cappy Gagnon, Notre Dame -- 1618 71. Robert Adams, South Bend -- 1604 72. William Searcy, Elkhart -- 1574 73. Marilyn Crank, Kokomo -- 1573 74. Patty Fred, Granger -- 1561 75. Donald Wertheimer, South Bend -- 1548 76. Rosemary Payne, Goshen -- 1539 77. Daniel Spain, Portage -- 1504 78. Bob Hawley, Peru -- 1504 79. Doris Eley, Portage -- 1494 80. Anne Rosen, Fort Wayne -- 1485 81. Sara Grande, Mishawaka -- 1467 82. Mrs. B. A. Seitz, New Haven -- 1458 83. F. A. Binder Jr, South Bend -- 1450 84. Timothy Delaney, South Bend -- 1442 85. Gilbert Fox, Auburn -- 1319 86. Richard Klitzke, South Bend -- 1312 87. Sandy Craft, Fort Wayne -- 1276 88. Charles Schultz, La Porte -- 1275 89. Ruth Stephan, Fort Wayne -- 1261 90. Judy Elliott, Merrillville -- 1223 91. Thomas Carpenter, Fort Wayne -- 1221 92. Manuel Silverman, Fort Wayne -- 1216 93. Brian Beecher Sr, Merrillville -- 1183 94. Victor Papai, South Bend -- 1179 95. Richard Scheibelhut, Granger -- 1174 96. Barbara Medlock, Granger -- 1140 97. Hugh Metzger, South Bend -- 1129 98. Lois Ganser, Mishawaka -- 1123 99. Michael Bonahoom, Fort Wayne -- 1122 100. Barbara Walczak, Munster -- 1120 |
IN
MEMORIAM
John Kohlbecker of Munster passed away on May 12, 2012, a month short of his 93rd birthday. He had enough points to be a Life Master, but Life Master was not his goal. He just enjoyed the fun of the game while playing with friends.
John and his wife, Lois, were introduced to duplicate bridge about 40 years ago in Dolton IL. They gave it up and didn’t play for a long time, until John and his best friend, Bob Schumm, tried it together. They played as partners for about 20 years because they enjoyed it. They were happy to have a good score, but it didn’t spoil the game if they didn’t do well. They were the most congenial of partners.
Besides his fascination with bridge, John and his wife took two or three cruises every year. John commented, “I could live on a cruise ship sailing forever.” He fished annually with 15-16 like-minded buddies from throughout the country at a remote fishing camp in Canada. He was a pilot in World War II flying B-26s and C-47s and continued his keen interest in flying by keeping up with every new computerized version of flight simulation.
We will miss the presence of the vibrant, young-at-heart man — his friendliness, his unassuming manner, his kindness, and his ready smile.
SILVER
LIFE MASTER
Tom Bolton of Crown Point became a Silver Life Master on April 3, 2012, capping a long on-again off-again relationship with bridge, which began in the ‘40s when he played with his family (though not scientifically). He quit for a while, but then took it up again when he became a student at Purdue, and where he was introduced to duplicate bridge.
In the 60s, after another hiatus, Tom played occasionally in various local games. Then, after his early retirement as an engineering supervisor at the former Inland Steel, he devoted more time to bridge. Tom joined ACBL in 1983. He added more games to his weekly schedule until bridge became more like a job —becoming more serious and losing the fun aspect. Now he just plays occasionally — on some Tuesdays.
Tom is an avid golfer, which takes precedence over bridge. He likes to fiddle around with do-it-yourself projects. He has much woodworking equipment — a desk and a sewing center for his sister being his most ambitious projects. He used to fix everything, but nowadays that’s an impossibility for a do-it-yourselfer. For example, Tom used to tune up his own cars, but those days are long past.
Jim O’Connell is Tom’s primary partner. Jim writes: “For someone who doesn't play very often, Tom is very easy to play with. Like many Purdue engineering grads, he is very analytical in his approach to the game and is a fine player. He could have reached the rank of Silver Life Master many years ago if he had continued playing.”
Congratulations to Tom Bolton for having earned this milestone in his bridge career! His bridge talents are significant and his membership in the bridge community makes a positive contribution to us all.