Mark Molson
Canadian bridge player (1949–2006)
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John Markland "Mark" Molson (28 April 1949 – 19 January 2006)[1][2] was a Canadian professional bridge player from Montreal and Fenton, Michigan.[3]
He was a member of the Molson family and attended Selwyn House School.[4]
Most frequently partnered with Boris Baran, he won the Canada national bridge team Championships seven times,[when?] seven North American Bridge Championships, and came in second as a member of the Canada open team in the 1995 Bermuda Bowl.
On September 5, 1998, his daughter, Jennifer Rose Molson, was born. He married fellow bridge world champion Janice Seamon-Molson, Jennifer's mother, on March 16, 1999. Janice is still a highly ranked Bridge player and Jennifer attended the New York Film Academy for musical theatre.
Molson died suddenly of complications during an operation for a dissected aortic aneurism. This medical issue first surfaced while Mark was playing golf.[citation needed]
He and Baran were inducted into the Canadian Bridge Federation Hall of Fame in 2013.[citation needed]
Bridge accomplishments
Awards
- Herman Trophy (1) 1989
- Richmond Trophy (5) [5]
- Canadian Bridge Federation Hall of Fame, 2013
Wins
- North American Bridge Championships (7)
- Blue Ribbon Pairs (1) 1989 [6]
- Grand National Teams (1) 2002 [7]
- Keohane North American Swiss Teams (4) 1992, 1994, 1995, 2002 [8]
- Reisinger (1) 1989 [9]
Runners-up
- North American Bridge Championships
- Wernher Open Pairs (1) 1992 [10]
- Keohane North American Swiss Teams (1) 1998 [8]
- Reisinger (1) 1982 [9]
- Spingold (1) 1982 [11]
