The last few months have been difficult ones for the Minnesota bridge world when it comes to our friends. We have lost too many in recent days.
Now, alas, I must add another to the list: Hugh MacLean. Hugh died the day before yesterday in his sleep, presumably from a heart attack.
Newer bridge players may not even recognize this name; Hugh and his wife MaryAnn moved to Gonzales, Texas, a number of years ago. The oldtimers among us, however, all knew Hugh.
Hugh had great success with Ron Anderson, aka "The Hog" - and played on Kathy Wei's team. Hugh was erudite, well-read, charming and a nice guy in addition to being a fine bridge player.
I'm afraid I haven't been able to find any bios online. I would welcome anything that readers could send to me to post about Hugh.
Feel free to share you thoughts in comments.