For many years, your editor has been writing about the triumphs, the joys, the fun and so much more about bridge. Yet I have also written about the loss of our bridge players, the most sad part of my role.
The Bridge Center of St. Paul has sent an obituary for Judy Hammond. We treasure the years we had with Judy and husband Tom; we are saddened that both no longer are with us.
Judith Ann “Judy” Hammond
1941 – 2021
The bridge community of Minnesota lost a great supporter of the game and a dear friend when Judy Hammond lost her courageous battle with cancer on June 1, 2021. With husband Tom, she was a fixture in the St. Paul bridge community for decades. Judy was very good at the game she loved, and was a mentor to new players. She is remembered for her wonderful sense of fashion and style, which was her trademark.
Judy attained the rank Gold Life Master, and in spite of having her bridge time cut short this year due to her illness, she stands 5th in her Unit 103 Mini-McKenney strata.
If you knew Judy, you liked her. With a beautiful smile, kind heart, fun personality and great sense of humor, Judy was loved by so many, and will be so greatly missed by family and friends. Judy is survived by daughters Jennifer (Barry Minsker) and Laurie (Dan Wienmeyer) and four grandchildren, Max, Olivia, Ellie and Jackson.
Judy and Tom were married 53 years until his passing in 2017. We always said that when Tom married Judy, he knew exactly what he was doing.
Respectively submitted,
Bridge Center of St. Paul
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