Goodbye to a Dear Friend

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We were all saddened today to hear of the death of Nadine Wood. Nadine has been a USBF member and supporter since our formation. She was a member of the Women's International Team Trials Committee when it was first formed by ACBL and continued to be an active and valued member of the Committee, now a USBF committee, through the Toronto meeting. She was always there to help, whether that meant finding space for the Women's and Senior Team Trials at MABC Regionals, serving as a wonderful hostess at those same Trials, working tirelessly at seeding for NABC events, and on and on. She will be sorely missed!

At the Detroit Women's and Senior Team Trials this year, USBF held a party to honor and thank Nadine for all of her hard work over the years. We did not know this would be the last time we would see Nadine at the Trials, but wanted to take the opportunity of having the two Trials together to thank Nadine. Unfortunately, we haven't been able to get very many pictures from that evening, but here are a few, thanks to Sandy Arlinghaus & Suzi Subeck:

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Certificate-NadineBeth, Nadine, Joan with gift

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Edith Kemp Freilich

We've heard that Edith Kemp Freilich passed away late in the afternoon of Saturday, May 14th. Edith was an amazing bridge player and wonderful person, and even though she hasn't been active recently, we will all miss her.

Quoting from her ACBL Hall of Fame Biography:


Edith Kemp Freilich, one of only two women who have won all three major open team championships, was the third woman elected to the ACBL Bridge Hall of Fame.

She joined Josephine Culbertson and Helen Sobel Smith in the select group of 22 bridge greats.

Freilich and Smith were the only two women who have won the Vanderbilt, the Spingold and The Reisinger (formerly the Chicago). In fact, only 41 players throughout ACBL history have won all three.

Freilich won her first major championship – the NABC Women’s Pairs – with Mae Rosen in 1941. More than 50 years and 29 additional NABC titles later, her competitive drive and skill remain strong.

What keeps Freilich going? For one thing, she still loves the game. "It’s wonderful to have a sport you love," she says. "I’m going to be playing bridge as long as I can walk and talk."

Teammates and opponents admire Freilich’s tenacity.

"She’s tough and dangerous and always capable of making a fine play," says Shawn Quinn, whose team defeated Freilich’s team in the final of the Women’s Knockout Teams at the 1996 Summer NABC in Miami Beach .

Aileen Osofsky, chairman of the ACBL Goodwill Committee, recalls that Judi Radin, her bridge teacher, once pointed out Freilich and said: "That’s who I want to be when I grow up."
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UNDER 26 TEAM FOR CROATIA

CONGRATULATIONS!

The 3 pairs who will represent USBF in the Under 26 events at the World Youth Championship in Croatia in August were chosen after two days of online competition. Our U26 team for Croatia will be:

Roger Lee - Dan Wolkowitz
roger-lee-croatiaRoger Lee, photo by Peg Kaplan WolkowitzDan Wolkowitz, photo by Jeremy Steinberg
Jeremy Fournier - Mitch Towner
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Kevin Dwyer - Owen Lien
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USBF BOARD TO CHOOSE TEAMS FOR 2013 SPORTACCORD EVENT

The USBF has been asked to send an Open team and a Women's team to the third SportAccord Mindsports games being held in Beijing, China Dec. 12-18, 2013. All USBF Active and Resident members who have paid 2013 dues should receive an email asking if they are interested in competing. If you did not receive the email, either because you have not paid 2013 dues, or because the email address you gave USBF is no longer correct, or because your email program thinks that email from the USBF website is junk, and are interested in competing in this  event, please This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with your name and your partner's name before midnight on Sunday, August 16th (note that the Board will invite 3 pairs for each event).

Click here for a description of how the votes will be tabulated to select the top pairs.
Click here for the full text of the email sent to 2013 Active & Resident members for whom we have email addresses.
Click here for the answers to some questions Board members have been asked.
Click here for the specifics of the event.
Click here for instructions about changing the email address USBF has for you.

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  3. US TEAMS 4TH & 7TH IN UNIVERSITY GAMES IN TAIWAN
  4. 2009 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS BRAZIL