Patrick David Jourdain 1942-2016

Patrick David Jourdain 1942-2016

by John Carruthers, Editor, IBPA Bulletin. August 2016.

IBPA President Patrick Jourdain died on July 28 at the age of 73 after a short battle with inoperable pancreatic cancer. Jourdain was the bridge correspondent for London’s The Daily Telegraph since 1992 and had been editor of the IBPA Bulletin from 1982 to 2002. He had been president of the IBPA since 2003  and was named IBPA’s Personality of the Year in 2002.

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