Sharing the sad news that we have lost a long time member of our Minnesota bridge community remains a most difficult and painful task for me. Today I must let Carol Cummings' many friends, partners and teammates in our bridge world know that on Friday, October 19th, Carol was reunited with her beloved John.
Carol's son, Bill, shared that Carol passed away at the Rochester Methodist Hospital after a several week battle with the complications of multiple myeloma.
As you can see above, Carol always had a smile on her face, always was a welcome addition as a partner, a teammate - and yes, as an opponent. For over fifty years, she and John were a fearsome duo at the bridge table. And Carol continued her winning ways with son Bill and other partners, like Greg Caucutt, so frequently doing well.
Sue Greenberg shared these thoughts with us about Carol:
Carol will be sorely missed at Rochester bridge tables. Besides being a genuinely nice person, she always had time to listen, smile, and be involved. Her acumen at the bridge table was top-notch, but she was always patient and kind with beginner/intermediate players.
Carol personified what it means to be a world-class player - always dressed for the occasion and was ready to compete. Yet, she always took time to socialize with all, and, most importantly, Carol enjoyed herself and helped others to have fun, too!
Sue Greenberg, Rochester DBC Club Manager
Bill shares his mother's
obituary with us here. Such a wonderful legacy of family, faith, work in her community - and - of course - success and joy in the bridge world.
Our deepest condolences to Bill and all of Carol's family.
A few more photos of this special lady. Carol; we are going to miss you so very much.
Two mom and son duos at the Gopher Regional! Audrey & Brian Weilke; Bill and Carol.
Carol and Bill relaxing after a successful session.
She will be dearly missed, a delightful opponent. I never had the opportunity to play with her, but at the table she was always a classy dame.
Posted by: James Essex | October 22, 2018 at 12:08 AM
I will miss Carol. She was one of my favorite opponents. She was such a good bridge player, but she was also nice and very ethical. I always liked playing against her and John, even when I was a beginner and they would get two top boards against me. I wish all bridge players were like the Cummings.
Posted by: Rebecca A | October 22, 2018 at 08:07 PM
The obituary doesn't seem to load at that website anymore. You can try this link -
http://www.southernminn.com/owatonna_peoples_press/obituaries/article_d95659a7-44dc-5215-9d26-bfc78915d86d.html
Posted by: Bill Cummings | October 23, 2018 at 06:02 PM
Carol was such a kind wonderful person. I will miss her a lot. My sympathies to Bill
Posted by: Maureen Weiman | October 25, 2018 at 06:57 PM