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Sharon Groves
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Maureen Bancroft
Dean Mann

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Congratulations to All!

Phil Syrdal lost his nine year battle with Pulmonary Fibrosis on April 25, 2025 at the age of 81.  Phil grew up in Washington and his first career was in radio in the Seattle area where he was the 'voice of' and a manager.  A man of many interests, Phil might have told you of a later endeavor in life--the biotech company he started in Russia where one of the permits he was required to get resulted in a personal meeting with Vladimir Putin!   In retirement here in the desert, Phil was a single handicap golfer and loved art and music and bridge and most especially his bridge (et all) partner, Marcy Blumstein.  We send our sympathies to Phil's four children, eight grandchildren, and three great grandchildren and to Marcy.  Phil was always interested in knowing the people he met at the bridge table and elsewhere so there will be many friends who will mourn his passing as well.
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Clayton Sands died on May 9 at the age of 70 not so long after a diagnosis of an aggressive cancer.  Clay's childhood was spent in Houston and Seattle.  He later worked as an optician and then as a trusted dog sitter for twenty years.  The passion of his life, though, was bridge!  His Mom taught him to play when he was fourteen and from that time forward it was what he loved to do.  Clayton amassed 4400 masterpoints and for 2024 won both the Ace of Clubs competition and the Mini-McKenney award in his masterpoint range. Clay was also a 36 year survivor of HIV and had faced other health issues during those years, but at the bridge tables one never heard about any of that.  We send our sympathies to his brother & sister, nieces & nephews and to his many friends. 

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Unit 533 presents its Annual Awards in the Spring of each year. To see the complete list of current winners, click on the "Awards and Races" tab on the upper left side of our home page.  You'll find the winners of the Mini-McKenney Award, Helen Shanbrom Ace of Clubs Award and our Volunteer of the Year Award, along with a description of the basis for each award.