Phyllis Adler: 1924-2024
Phyllis Adler, a Southern California icon, a tall woman with red hair, a sharp mind and a graceful tennis came passed away May 22, 2024, just months shy of her […]
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Betty Cookson, 1922-2022
Here is a very nice interview with Betty Cookson: https://ninetyoverninety.com/interviews/elizabeth-betty-mcgee-cookson/ Here is her obituary. https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/sfgate/name/elizabeth-cookson-obituary?id=37140432 Betty was a wonderful woman, wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, legendary USTA volunteer, fantastic doubles […]
Angela Buxton, Althea Gibson’s Doubles Partner, Dies at 85
Angela Buxton and Althea Gibson won Wimbledon doubles in 1956. Both faced discrimination, Gibson because she was Black and Buxton because of Anti-Semitism. “The International Tennis Federation announced the death […]
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 […]
James E. Delaney, Jr. May 26, 1930- April 26, 2016
James E. Delaney, Jr., passed away peacefully at home from cancer on Tuesday, April 26, 2016. He was able to spend his last few months surrounded by his wife Dorothy, […]