Edward Bruce Parker
"Teddy" as he was known to his countless friends died in hospital on August 26, aged 55, after a brief illness. I first met him in the early thirties on the golf course and his enthusiasm for the new game of Contract Bridge soon had me partnering him at Duplicate and taking up the game.
The Yorkshire organization had just been started by George Nelson, and in the first "Roses" match arranged "Teddy" partnered "George." Lancashire were without organization and although living in Yorkshire, Parker formed the, N.W.C.B.A. and became its first chairman.