PAT LANDAU  1928 - 2003
 
        One of Vancouver's best known and most enthusiastic Bridge personalities passed away on May 26th. Although she had been in failing health for some time, her final illness was brief & she did not suffer long. She leaves her husband of 30 yrs. Louis, also well known in local bridge circles as a player, club owner & director; one daughter, Felicity (Rolf) Lowinger of Squamish & one grandson, Ryan of Calgary.
 
        Before coming to Canada in 1981, Pat was one of the first Life Masters in Zimbabwe, but on arrival here she had to start over, and in a little over 20 years she became a Gold Life Master with over 3000 pts. This is an even more remarkable achievement, considering that health problems and the constraints of assisting Louis in running his club pretty well confined her recent activity to club games and local tournaments. However in earlier years she followed the tournament trail more often with frequent success. Her most notable victory was winning the 1989 Canadian Women's Championship with Kathy Adachi, Ina Anderson, Marg Neate, Joyce Peters and Allison Dorosh.
 
        Pat regularly played with partners of all levels of ability, and won often with all of them. She played a very basic system & was very reluctant to adopt anything new, but this did not deter her from consistent success. Although fiercely competitve she always insisted that partners & opponents alike maintained a friendly atmosphere at her table.
 
        Pat was also a superb hostess. Private bridge parties were a fixture at Pat and Louis' and not only was the bridge of a high quality, the "goodies" were always especially tantalizing.
 
        Pat was a legend among bridge players, especially on Vancouver's North Shore. She will be long remembered by all who knew her.
 

-- Doug Cowan