| Mike Durrant (1952–2021) |
Mike Durrant caricature (March 1990)
Mike Durrant in Spain (June 2019)
YC members will be saddened to learn of the death, earlier this month, of Mike Durrant at the age of 68 at his home in Córdoba, Spain. He was a club member since the 1980s until he and his partner Helen Chambers retired to Spain about 15 years ago. Mike will be remembered as a kind and clever man who was one of the club’s personalities. He edited the club newsletter in the 1990s where this caricature first appeared.
Helen writes:
Mike was an underrated and unassuming player. He could have been one of the top players in the country if he’d had the inclination. He was always happy to play with partners at any level and took pleasure in getting good results playing with beginners or less experienced people. At his best, Mike was an intuitive player. In defence, he could somehow sense what cards his partners had to play and would make it easy for them to get it right—something many experienced players would lack patience with. Among his friends he will be very much missed.
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Item posted 14 March 2021
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