Michael R. Wise

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Michael R. Wise

Mike Wise, longtime director of NSA Club #3 and leading member of the Canadian SCRABBLE® community, passed away on July 31st, 1998, at the age of 55, after a lengthy illness. This page is devoted to his memory; if you would like to contribute to it, please e-mail John Chew at poslfit@gmail.com.

Mike's memory is also being honoured through a collective donation to the Princess Margaret Hospital by Club #3 (again, contact John Chew to contribute), and the permanent renaming of his annual September tournament (see below).

Toronto Star obituary
The 1998 Michael Wise Memorial SCRABBLE® Tournament
CGP announcements by John Chew and Gene Rawlins
Other CGP posts:
- Mike Baron (brief)
- Sam Kantimathi (a few memories)
- Sam Orbaum (Jerusalem, Montreal)
- Fern Lindzon (eulogy)
- Joel Wapnick (place in Canadian Scrabble)
- Zev Kaufman (Orthodox Judaism and Scrabble)
- Mark Przybyszewski (starting Scrabble, Buffalo)
- Gene Tyszka (two anecdotes)
- Alan Frank (very brief)
- Jere Mead (casual kindness)
- Steve Goldberg (club hospitality, Jerusalem)
- Gene Rawlins (funeral eulogy)
- Bernard Gotlieb (memories of a friend)
- Andrew Golding (postscript to Bernard)
Other documents:
- Mike Baron (Advisory Board in 1987)
- John Chew (BOWIE, YEOWOMEN)
- John Williams' NSC98 Address
- Jerusalem Scrabble Club notice