Dorothy Jenkins

Dorothy was a long-standing member of our club and had a life-long passion for bridge, shared with her twin sister Joan Oldham. She played to win but always welcomed opponents to her table with a wide smile as she drew out her cards ready to go. Despite years of disability and pain she would get to the club if it was at all possible, sometimes being picked up at the hospital by regular partner Tony Brand and returned there after the game. A pinnacle in her bridge career would certainly be her consecutive wins of the coveted Patron's Prize, the Mabs McCulloch Trophy in 2001 and 2002.

If you wander into our library you will see on the wall a delicate water colour of irises, a fine example of her work and of her love for painting and flowers. It is a donation which will help us remember Dorothy.

Published in March 2010 Edition of Trumps Plus