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The Marion Woiblet tournament
The Marion Woiblet tournament was held on July 30.
Marion was a longstanding member of our club and when she passed on January 22, 2020 she left us a generous donation of $10,000.
To honour Marion and her donation, we hosted this tournament in her name.
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WOIBLET, Marion Joyce June 8, 1930 – January 22, 2020 Marion was born in London, England but lived most of her adult life in Canada. She was predeceased by her parents and twin sister ‘Paul’ . They were a close family living through the hardships of wartime Britain but managed to retain the qualities of social awareness, sharing and kindness. These Marion retained throughout her life. Marion had a fulfilling career with Crease Harman, Barristers and Solicitors, in Victoria until her retirement. She was an active member of the Girl Guide movement in England and Canada. This fitted with her love of the outdoors and active lifestyle that contributed to her wellbeing in later years. She was an ardent bowler, both ten pin and later lawn bowling where she was quietly competitive. In addition, Marion was an ‘ace’ at Mahjong and Cribbage. Other endearing aspects included her love of an evening Scotch and her inability to master cooking. Marion never married but had many cherished friendships throughout her life. However her deep love and compassion was reserved for ‘all creatures great and small’ especially bears. Her face would light up with joy when talking about or having contact with her special friends and their unreserved love. Above all Marion was a GIVER. Marion spent her final weeks at the RJH Hospice and it is with thanks to the Hospice staff and volunteers for their gentle loving care, companionship and support that enabled Marion to find peace and happiness at the end of a life well lived. A Celebration of Life for Marion will be held on Saturday, February 22, 2020 from 2:00 to 5:00 PM at the Oak Bay Lawn Bowling Club, 2190 Harlow Dr. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Victoria Hospice.
Published by Victoria Times Colonist from Jan. 31 to Feb. 2, 2020
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1st Place: Dianne McMorran (Third), Doug Francis (Lead), Karen Evans (Skip)
2nd Place: Judy Black (Lead), David Anderson (Skip), Pat Thomas (Third)
Tournament Results
Due to the hot weather, three eight-end games were played rather than the planned ten-end games.
Forty-four members took part, forming 12 teams.
Winners: Karen Evans, Dianne McMorran and Doug Francis
2nd Place: David Anderson, Pat Thomas and Judy Black
3rd place: Rod Armitage, Lee Millar and Constantin Botea (No photo available)
Thank you to Linda Cowie for helping with an old-fashioned, non-computerized draw, Harnam Grewal and Linda for set up, Gopala Gowda for scorekeeping, and all of our kitchen volunteers.
It was a special day to be able to remember a generous, long-time member of the club.
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Detailed Results
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Legacy Plaque unveiled
During the tournament we unveiled the club legacy plaque recognizing legacy contributions by members.
Club members donate generously to Ukraine relief
During the Marion Woiblet tournament a donation box for Ukrainian Relief was available to those attending the tournament, which raised the sum of the sum of $2,275 .
Report by tournament managers Kay Alexander and Harnam Grewal.