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Gerry McCarthy R.I. P

sodacat11 · 2019-01-17 19:23:31

I am sorry to hear of the passing of Gerry McCarthy so soon after the loss to the Cork chess community of Philip Short and Maurice Kennefick. Gerry and I first met over the board about forty years ago and we were always on the best of terms. We last played in Cork just a few short months ago. Gerry was a true gentleman and…

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I am sorry to hear of the passing of Gerry McCarthy so soon after the loss to the Cork chess community of Philip Short and Maurice Kennefick. Gerry and I first met over the board about forty years ago and we were always on the best of terms. We last played in Cork just a few short months ago. Gerry was a true gentleman and someone who I always had a lot of time for. May he rest in peace.

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