Belmar Gunderson 1934-2023
Belmar Gunderson died May 15, 2023, age 88. She was not only a superior tennis player, despite her short stature, but a great person. We had a connection because she […]
Category Archives: Obituaries
Graydon Nichols, Family Man, Tennis Champion & Farmer
My dad, Graydon passed away March 24th, age 97. He will be greatly missed by his wife of 67+ years, Virginia, and my brother Chuck Nichols and his wife Susie, […]
Margaret Anderson
Margaret Anderson, 91, passed away April 29th. She was a past president of the NSWTA (National Senior Women’s Tennis Association) and an avid educator and tennis player. She is primarily […]
Lynn Little
From Claudia Giacomini “Hi Carolyn, I just wanted to let you know that Lynn Little passed away today, May 10th 2019. I thought you would know a way to pass […]
RIP Betty Eisenstein and Betty Pratt
The tennis world lost two amazing Betty’s this week. Betty Rosenquest Pratt passed away January 31, 2016 at age 90. She won the US Nationals doubles title in 1956, the […]
Obituary for Joan Lenore Kingsley
Joan Lenore Kingsley peacefully went to be with the Lord at home with her life partner, Bonnye Bond, by her side on Saturday, January 9th, 2016. Joan was born on […]
Anne (Nancy) Hambleton Passes at Age 86: Long Time USTA and NSWTA Member
From Peggy Sange, a good friend of Nancy’s: Carolyn, I think you might want to include information about the recent passing of Nancy (Ann) Hambleton of Annapolis, MD, at age […]
Pat Yeomans, 1917-2013: A tennis legend
Here is Pat’s Obituary: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/latimes/obituary.aspx?n=patricia-yeomans&pid=163656532#fbLoggedOut Here is Pat’s biography: http://web.wm.edu/tenniscenter/yeomans.html I know I will miss seeing her and learning more about tennis history. She was a wonderful lady, a great […]
Jerry Kirk Passing
From Hugh Thomson, Jerry’s longtime friend and doubles partner: Several things have taken shape since the last update. First – there will be a service for Jerry at Peachtree Presbyterian […]