Our friend and bridge player extraordinaire, Bill Kent, has entered hospice after a long battle with cancer.
In recognition of Bill’s many, many years of service to the Unit and the game of bridge in general, there will be for games specifically in Bill’s honor held the week of November 2. The entry fee will be an extra $2.00 per person per game. The extra money generated by the temporary fee increase will then be donated to the UI Stead Family Children’s Hospital, the charity Bill selected.
The specific games that will honor Bill’s contributions are as follows:
- Monday, Nov. 2 at 11:30 with MaryAnn Boardman, representing the Cedar Rapids and Dubuque areas
- Tuesday, Nov. 3 at 6:15 (0-199) and 6:30 (open), with Carol Panzer & John Kempf, representing Iowa City
- Wednesday, Nov. 4 at 6:30, with Vickki Shelley representing the Quad Cities
- Thursday, Nov. 5 at 12:15 (0-499) and 12:30, with Ramesh Shah & Bonnie Stettler representing
Waterloo/Cedar Falls
The Unit 163 Board will also be making an additional donation.
Some of you who know Bill well may also want to make a private donation. You can do so online here or by mail using the address below:
University of Iowa Center for Advancement
c/o UI Stead Family Children’s Hospital Fund
PO Box 4550
Iowa City, IA 52244-4550
We hope you will participate in one or more of these games and celebrate Bill’s service to Bridge over the past 40 years.