USSO 2006 Division 6 Player Roster: Detailed, Geographical

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Name

Rating

Home

Jack Howe

68, Retired

Rating: 723

Record: 87th (2005)

Home: Paragould, AR

Hobbies: gardening, travel

Karin Somerville

62, retired

Rating: 925

First-time competitor

Home: Chandler, AZ

Awards and Tournament Wins: 1. place, div. 6. phoenix Feb 2006

Hobbies: Sudoku, crosswords

Paul Stabin

50, Mortgage Consultant

Rating: 863

First-time competitor

Home: Fountain Hills, AZ

Awards and Tournament Wins: Top Producer, Closing Proficiency, & Peer Service Awards,

Hobbies: Chess, piano, martial arts

Edna Perry

75, Retired

Rating: 470

First-time competitor

Home: Gilbert, AZ

Hobbies: Crafts:knitting, crochet

Susan Watrous

58, retired

Rating: 698

First-time competitor

Home: Goodyear, AZ

Hobbies: cooking, reading, movies, grandmothering

Max Avalon

73, Retired

Rating: 805

First-time competitor

Home: Phoenix, AZ

Awards and Tournament Wins: Tennis Trophies,Chess Trophies,Scrabble award

Hobbies: Tennis,Chess,Scrabble,Dancing

Robert Collins

41, freelance Musician

Rating: 919

First-time competitor

Home: Phoenix, AZ

Hobbies: Bowling

Steve Desch

36, professor

Rating: 958

First-time competitor

Home: Phoenix, AZ

Hobbies: astronomy

Jeff Jacobs

26, occupation withheld

Rating: 705

First-time competitor

Home: Phoenix, AZ

Andy Ludwig

25, retail

Rating: 714

First-time competitor

Home: Phoenix, AZ

Hobbies: music, movies

Tammy Ross

Age withheld, teacher

Rating: 848

First-time competitor

Home: Phoenix, AZ

Jane Bernes

52, occupation withheld

Rating: 832

First-time competitor

Home: Scottsdale, AZ

Pat Durant

Age withheld, REAL ESTATE INVESTOR

Rating: 810

First-time competitor

Home: Scottsdale, AZ

Hobbies: INTERIOR DESIGNER

Bonnie Surguine

Age withheld, realtor

Rating: 545

First-time competitor

Home: Scottsdale, AZ

Hobbies: swimming, knitting, skiing, snorkeling,scrapbooking

Jeremiah Ramirez

25, Pharmacy Technician

Rating: 946

First-time competitor

Home: Tucson, AZ

Hobbies: Poker, soccer and reading.

Jim Laris

65, Retired

Rating: 512

First-time competitor

Home: Altadena, CA

Hobbies: Traveling, Golf, Reading

Whitney Gould

Age withheld, WRITER

Rating: 894

Record: 5th (2004), 71st (2005)

Home: Berkeley, CA

Hobbies: Hiking, Bicycling, Running

Bruce Baginski

26, None

Rating: 731

First-time competitor

Home: Concord, CA

Awards and Tournament Wins: spelling bee

Hobbies: computer games

Lorraine Pariser

82, Retired

Rating: 923

Record: 9th (1987), 38th (1988), 48th (1994), 108th (1996), 90th (1998), 38th (2000), 65th (2002), 77th (2004), 79th (2005)

Home: Covina, CA

Awards and Tournament Wins: ORT and City of Hope

Hobbies: Cards

JC Green

59, Restriction of Hazardous Substances program Manager

Rating: 923

Record: 75th (2000), 53rd (2002), 29th (2004), 78th (2005)

Home: East Palo Alto, CA

Awards and Tournament Wins: World Record Holder-Roller Coaster Riding

Hobbies: None

Khim Clarke

30, Business Owner

Rating: 684

First-time competitor

Home: Irvine, CA

Hobbies: Spa, Yoga

Cecile Betts

88, Author & motivational speaker

Rating: 665

Record: 69th (1994), 76th (1996), 119th (1998), 84th (2002)

Home: Laguna Woods, CA

Awards and Tournament Wins: Author of RELUCTANT PIONEER

Hobbies: writing

Alan Kait

65, Musician

Rating: 827

First-time competitor

Home: Lompoc, CA

Hobbies: Flying & Music

Margaret Hughes

76, Retired

Rating: 919

Record: 49th (2002), 49th (2004), 30th (2005)

Home: Los Angeles, CA

Awards and Tournament Wins: None

Hobbies: Gardening, singing, sewing

Jeremy Hall

28, Copy Editor

Rating: 870

First-time competitor

Home: Menlo Park, CA

Awards and Tournament Wins: Valedictorian of my high school class of one

Hobbies: Yahoo! Word Racer, travel, movies

Charlotte Bremond

57, Elem. Teacher

Rating: 721

Record: 115th (1998), 44th (2002), 66th (2004)

Home: Oakland, CA

Awards and Tournament Wins: Teacher of the Year

Hobbies: Sports fan

Mike Carlson

Age withheld, occupation withheld

Rating: 915

First-time competitor

Home: Ontario, CA

Jim Barker

59, Sr. Staff, Psy. Social Worker, Retired

Rating: 945

Record: 188th (1988), 24th (2002), 34th (2004), 47th (2005)

Home: San José, CA

Awards and Tournament Wins: former Olympic Trials Qualifier-Marathon, Best 50 Mile Race in USA,1977

Hobbies: Long distance running,cycling,tennis, writing,church work

Kar-mun Wong

Age withheld, occupation withheld

Rating: 944

First-time competitor

Home: San Jose, CA

Helen Burns

Age withheld, Retired

Rating: 866

Record: 7th (1987), 102th (1988), 60th (1994), 54th (1996), 87th (2000), 97th (2002), 144th (2004), 72nd (2005)

Home: Santa Monica, CA

Laura Rickhoff

Age withheld, MATH TUTOR

Rating: 832

First-time competitor

Home: Saugus, CA

Paul Rickhoff

55, Engineer

Rating: 644

Record: 119th (2005)

Home: Saugus, CA

Maliha Mahmood

60, Office Manager

Rating: 894

Record: 74th (2002), 24th (2005)

Home: Tustin, CA

Awards and Tournament Wins: First Place, poetry contest while at the University of the East

Hobbies: Crafts and oil painting; horticulture/gardening

Dan Read

50, Library Tech

Rating: 811

First-time competitor

Home: Vista, CA

Marian Melendez

84, Retired

Rating: 798

Record: 102th (2005)

Home: Westminster, CA

Hobbies: Theatre, Movies, Music, Reading, Travel

Eva Bartholomeusz

68, Housewife

Rating: 635

Record: 60th (2002), 71st (2004), 124th (2005)

Home: Winnetka, CA

Awards and Tournament Wins: Had 2nd place in 2 club tournaments

Hobbies: Reading, Walking, Working Puzzles, Sudoku

Diane Manown

44, Translator

Rating: 607

Record: 26th (2004)

Home: Carbondale, CO

Angela Dancho

Age withheld, Mom and nursing student

Rating: 687

First-time competitor

Home: Thornton, CO

Hobbies: Scrapbooking, reading

Neva Slater

83, Retired

Rating: 857

Record: 45th (1989), 119th (1992), 33rd (1994), 36th (1996), 64th (1998), 54th (2000), 23rd (2002), 24th (2004), 80th (2005)

Home: Manchester, CT

Hobbies: Bowling

Ruth Brower

Age withheld, occupation withheld

Rating: 771

First-time competitor

Home: Hockessin, DE

Polly Lenzen

82, Retired

Rating: 726

Record: 60th (2004), 52nd (2005)

Home: Ft. Lauderdale, FL

Hobbies: golf, bowling, bridge, Curves, painting

Mary E Capria

73, Retired

Rating: 565

Record: 31st (2004), 123rd (2005)

Home: Pompano Beach, FL

Hobbies: Volunteer Elementary School Tutor

Avis Turner

75, Retired Teacher

Rating: 890

Record: 58th (1996), 71st (1998), 14th (2000), 75th (2005)

Home: Decatur, GA

Hobbies: Bridge

Dave Hurd

76, Retired

Rating: 656

Record: 34th (2004)

Home: Des Moines, IA

Hobbies: rowing, bicycling, environmental issues

Mark Movic

Age withheld, occupation withheld

Rating: 712

First-time competitor

Home: Des Moines, IA

Jan Dickey

Age withheld, Retired Teacher

Rating: 690

First-time competitor

Home: Boise, ID

Hobbies: Golf, tennis

Dan Doerrfeld

17, Student

Rating: 500

First-time competitor

Home: Algonquin, IL

Hobbies: Tennis

Leonard Doerrfeld

73, Retired

Rating: 755

Record: 11th (2004)

Home: Algonquin, IL

Awards and Tournament Wins: 2004 NATIONALS DIV.7 BEST RECORD OF A SENIOR

Hobbies: WOODWORKING,GARDENING,READING

John Stryker

Age withheld, Assitant Professor

Rating: 537

First-time competitor

Home: Buffalo Grove, IL

Hobbies: Baseball, backgammon

Scott Hawkins

29, Editor

Rating: 756

First-time competitor

Home: Champaign, IL

Hobbies: playing and watching sports

Diane Pietrzak

35, Nonprofit administration

Rating: 943

Record: 147th (2004)

Home: Chicagoland, IL

Awards and Tournament Wins: I lost on Jeopardy!

Hobbies: Biking, knitting, hiking, Christian music, Chicago Cubs

David Dahl

40, Reporter

Rating: 835

First-time competitor

Home: Peoria, IL

Hobbies: Coffee roasting, running

Kevin Sears

18, Student

Rating: 763

First-time competitor

Home: Louisville, KY

Candace Hurley

35, US Army

Rating: 894

Record: 86th (2005)

Home: Vine Grove, KY

Hobbies: RUNNING, BOWLING, RACQUETBALL, HIKING, PINOCHLE

Lindsay Crotty

23, College Grad Looking for a Job

Rating: 923

Record: 45th (2004)

Home: Metairie, LA

Hobbies: Currency Trading, Cooking

Catherine Day

Age withheld, Personal Assistant

Rating: 704

Record: 77th (2005)

Home: Cambridge, MA

Hobbies: Bookbinding, reading

Paul Becker

72, retired teacher

Rating: 725

Record: 24th (2004)

Home: Holden, MA

Hobbies: golf, sports, antiques, history

Paul Mcquade

Age withheld, retired school teacher

Rating: 679

First-time competitor

Home: Millbury, MA

Hobbies: bicycling, golfing , reading

Pat Patrick

62, Retired

Rating: 875

Record: 88th (2004)

Home: Westfield, MA

Joe Becker

29, Parts & Acc. Mangr

Rating: 585

Record: 126th (2005)

Home: Worcester, MA

Hobbies: Golf, mountain biking, motorcycles

Donna Anderson

Age withheld, Social Worker

Rating: 977

First-time competitor

Home: Arnold, MD

Hobbies: reading, writing, cooking, volleyball

Mary Lou Goetz

70, Retired

Rating: 785

First-time competitor

Home: Odenton, MD

Awards and Tournament Wins: None

Hobbies: Playing Mah Jongg

KC Frodyma

24, writer/editor

Rating: 865

First-time competitor

Home: Silver Spring, MD

Hobbies: cello, hiking, swimming

L Cheryl Francis

56, Retired

Rating: 909

Record: 64th (2000), 12th (2002), 65th (2004), 69th (2005)

Home: Indian Island, Old Town, ME

Hobbies: Sewing, Reading and Biking

Manan Biyani

26, Graduate Student

Rating: 903

First-time competitor

Home: Ann Arbor, MI

Awards and Tournament Wins: Seattle Open Division 5 Winner

Hobbies: Photography, Cooking

Ernestine Jackson

71, Retired Elementary School Principal

Rating: 577

Record: 120th (1998), 35th (2004), 125th (2005)

Home: Flint, MI

Awards and Tournament Wins: ABWA Woman of the Year, NOPHSAA Alumni Member of the Year, Outstanding Optimist President of thr Year

Hobbies: Bowling, Card Playing, Reading,

Arthur Vantol

62, Property Manager

Rating: 834

Record: 112th (2005)

Home: Grandville, MI

Chris Nelson

32, Accountant

Rating: 810

First-time competitor

Home: Minneapolis, MN

Janice Kaye

Age withheld, attorney

Rating: 953

Record: 34th (2005)

Home: Saint Paul, MN

Susan Bertoni

38, Stay-at-home Mom

Rating: 954

First-time competitor

Home: Clemmons, NC

Awards and Tournament Wins: Two bright, entertaining kids and a loving (and Scrabble-tolerant) husband

Hobbies: Reading, sleeping, and chauffeuring the kids

Judi Shaw

61, Registered Nurse

Rating: 710

First-time competitor

Home: Laconia, NH

Awards and Tournament Wins: Member of NH 4,000 footer club

Hobbies: hiking, backpacking, camping, reading quilting, word games

Bill G Eastham

76, retired

Rating: 714

Record: 27th (2004), 109th (2005)

Home: Albuquerque, NM

Hobbies: music

Carol Jones

68, Retired RN

Rating: 955

First-time competitor

Home: Las Cruces, NM

Dorothy Hackney

78, Retired

Rating: 628

Record: 68th (2000), 63rd (2002), 30th (2004)

Home: Buffalo, NY

Hobbies: travel

Eileen Johnson

Age withheld, Aflac Insurance Sales

Rating: 924

Record: 19th (2004), 21st (2005)

Home: Freeport, NY

Hobbies: Baking, Cooking, Stained Glass, Piano

Carl Naples

62, Umpire

Rating: 926

Record: 82nd (2004)

Home: Lake Ronkonkoma, NY

Hobbies: Sudoku

Irene Averbach

80, Retired

Rating: 931

First-time competitor

Home: Rochester, NY

Hobbies: Bridge, Majong, Reading

Beverly Otto

63, Retired

Rating: 773

First-time competitor

Home: Rochester, NY

Hobbies: Study foreign languages

Colleen Shea

Age withheld, chemist

Rating: 863

Record: 54th (2004)

Home: Rocky Point, NY

Hobbies: quilting

Joyce Stock

42, Legal Assistant

Rating: 795

Record: 70th (2004)

Home: Rocky River, OH

Hobbies: Reading, Cooking

Jack Allard

64, Food delivery driver

Rating: 906

Record: 28th (2005)

Home: Pryor Creek, OK

Awards and Tournament Wins: none

Hobbies: Baseball card collecting, bird watching

Edmond Wilson

55, Technical Consultant in Music Industry

Rating: 888

First-time competitor

Home: Hillsboro, OR

Awards and Tournament Wins: 24 years in U.S. Navy Submarine Force

Hobbies: Sailing, Camping, Horseback Riding

Sedona Maniak

29, ebay specialist

Rating: 799

First-time competitor

Home: Portland, OR

Hobbies: judo, fishing, softball, general nefariousness

Sally Reeser

55, Special Education Teacher/Church Director of Music

Rating: 875

First-time competitor

Home: Allentown, PA

Hobbies: Reading

Richard Hamilton

69, Retired

Rating: 880

Record: 8th (2004), 74th (2005)

Home: Harrisburg, PA

Hobbies: Pinochle, Reading

Ronald F Millard

63, Retired

Rating: 844

Record: 23rd (2004), 90th (2005)

Home: Lancaster, PA

Hobbies: playing poker

Irma Roberts

71, Retired Teacher

Rating: 833

First-time competitor

Home: Philadelphia, PA

Awards and Tournament Wins: Award from the Chapel of the Four Chaplins, church awards, 3rd Place, novice division-'03 AC Tournament

Hobbies: word puzzles, singing, writing poetry, cooking, "soaps", driving, visiting

Linda Bianca

58, retired teacher

Rating: 952

Record: 32nd (2005)

Home: Myrtle Beach, SC

Hobbies: tennis

Dorothy Tatum

76, Retired

Rating: 741

Record: 48th (2004), 110th (2005)

Home: Memphis, TN

Hobbies: bridge, travel

Matt Canik

13, student

Rating: 906

First-time competitor

Home: Austin, TX

Awards and Tournament Wins: 4th place National School Scrabble Championship, 2 time Texas state School Scrabble Champion

Hobbies: golf, piano, band, student council, full orchestra, football, video games

Mary Snider

36, Office Administrator

Rating: 800

First-time competitor

Home: Austin, TX

Awards and Tournament Wins: Won my school's spelling bee in 6th, 7th and 8th grades. Went on to the city bee.

Hobbies: Writing, playing softball, watching sports, reading.

Evelyn Callaway

35, Research Scientist

Rating: 880

Record: 69th (1996), 44th (2005)

Home: Bryan, TX

Hobbies: Soccer, Scouting, Coaching, crosswords, orienteering

Joy Nees

70, Own Real Estate Office

Rating: 994

Record: 11th (2000), 97th (2002), 63rd (2004), 71st (2005)

Home: Dallas, TX

Awards and Tournament Wins: National top 10 of 14,000 agents with former Merrill Lynch Realty

Hobbies: Cruises

Kathy Johnson

52, Caregiver; Retired Architect

Rating: 660

Record: 33rd (2004), 121st (2005)

Home: Houston, TX

Hobbies: Reading, Photography, Travel, Genealogy

Andrea Meeden

Age withheld, Paralegal

Rating: 712

Record: 116th (1998), 87th (2004), 7th (2005)

Home: Houston, TX

Hobbies: Scrapbooking

Dan Mcgrath

72, retired

Rating: 556

First-time competitor

Home: Lubbock, TX

Hobbies: reading

Grace Mcgrath

71, retired

Rating: 676

First-time competitor

Home: Lubbock, TX

Hobbies: reading mysteries

Janice Konkol

Age withheld, retired

Rating: 834

Record: 15th (2004), 85th (2005)

Home: Amherst, WI

Hobbies: read, garden, camp, bike, travel, volunteer

Lin Lehmicke

66, Retired

Rating: 500

First-time competitor

Home: Luck, WI

Awards and Tournament Wins: AA degree in Theater Arts

Hobbies: Reading, Red Hatting

Charles Reinke

16, student

Rating: 863

First-time competitor

Home: Middleton, WI

Hobbies: computers, music, DDR

Thomas Reinke

16, Student

Rating: 932

First-time competitor

Home: Middleton, WI

Hobbies: computers, music

Marion Dimond

73, Retired

Rating: 960

Record: 105th (2005)

Home: Calgary, AB, Canada

Estelle Matthews

73, Retired

Rating: 891

Record: 58th (2004), 50th (2005)

Home: Calgary, AB, Canada

Chora B Eilertsen

59, CLERK

Rating: 990

Record: 31st (2002), 27th (2004)

Home: Coal Harbour, Vancouver Island, BC, Canada

Hobbies: GOLF

Eleanor Gibson

65, retired

Rating: 915

First-time competitor

Home: Winnipeg, MB, Canada

Awards and Tournament Wins: none

Hobbies: Bridge, kyaking, sewing, cottaging

Ben Lam

29, Market Research

Rating: 971

First-time competitor

Home: Markham, ON, Canada

Awards and Tournament Wins: 3rd place, division 6, Oshawa, 2006. 1st place, D division, Montreal, 2006.

Hobbies: Ultimate Frisbee, Beach Volleyball

Don Ball

Age withheld, Art Educator

Rating: 868

First-time competitor

Home: Mississauga, ON, Canada

Hobbies: contemporary art, running

Percy Fernando

Age withheld, Businessman

Rating: 622

Record: 113th (2005)

Home: Mississauga, ON, Canada

Hobbies: Sports, Gardening, Poker

Kaveri Raviraj

Age withheld, occupation withheld

Rating: 830

First-time competitor

Home: Mississauga, ON, Canada

Deborah Light

Age withheld, public service

Rating: 906

Record: 47th (2002), 38th (2004)

Home: Napanee, ON, Canada

Jamie De Jong

31, Statistical Methodologist

Rating: 668

First-time competitor

Home: Ottawa, ON, Canada

Gavin Thompson

33, Statistical Methodologist

Rating: 629

First-time competitor

Home: Ottawa, ON, Canada

Hobbies: Ultimate, Poker

Sandi Spencer

49, homemaker

Rating: 920

Record: 32nd (2000), 30th (2002)

Home: Pickering, ON, Canada

Hobbies: scrabble, crafts

Henry De Young

57, Lawyer

Rating: 766

First-time competitor

Home: St. Marys, ON, Canada

Hobbies: SKIING, TENNIS

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