Our community is passionate about bridge - and equally passionate about the people who play it. Thus, whenever our community loses one of our members, the grief is significant.
August 29th, Gordy Anderson passed away. Though friends were not aware, Gordy had been suffering from liver cancer, and lost his battle after a short hospital stay.
I requested some thoughts from Gordy's close friends and partners. Terry Lijewski was kind enough to send me these warm and wonderful memories.
Gordy was a gem of a person.
I started playing with him in November of 1986 at the Minnesota State tournament. I put my name in for a partner and got him. Maggie Grue said "Boy were you lucky you got him!" We finished 4th overall that day and won the men's pair in the Winter Carnival in January 1987.
I played with Gordy for thirty years and only once did we have a misunderstanding when one of us didn't show up. For seventeen years we went to local and close sectional tournaments. After that we played in many club games.
Gordy, this year, wrote up a system to use as a defense against Bergen, just one of countless systems he wrote up for us over the years.
He was a fantastic person and a superb bridge player. I and many other people will sorely miss him.
Terry Lijewski
Terry also shared with me details about Gordy's funeral.
Services will be 11AM Friday, September 2nd at the Zion Lutheran Church. Visitation is one hour prior to the service. Lunch will be served following the service.
The address is: 1601 4th Avenue, Anoka 55303.
Gordy's obituary is in Wednesday's paper. How amazing that Gordy played bridge at a high level through 93 years of age!
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