tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5165707319205741373.post420364731911727200..comments2022-09-30T07:36:55.875+01:00Comments on EBU News: Peter Czerniewski (1949-2009)EBUhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05012492040340807726noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5165707319205741373.post-38368173590657490452011-04-13T20:11:11.962+01:002011-04-13T20:11:11.962+01:00Peter and I attended infants school and then prima...Peter and I attended infants school and then primary and secondary school together and were "best friends" for a significant part of our early life. Sadly, we lost touch in the ensuing hurly burly.<br /><br />I learnt only this evening of his passing - and the opportunities lost to renew a youngest friendship - the ones that always endure. Reading the comments of his more recent and significant friends I am struck that he hadn't changed. Peter was always kind, polite and considerate: The best of friends. My belated best wishes to his family for their futures and friendships.Wyn Jonesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5165707319205741373.post-56270064512056692672010-02-09T10:32:48.846+00:002010-02-09T10:32:48.846+00:00I have a recollection of him at the Eastbourne Con...I have a recollection of him at the Eastbourne Congress, probably in the early 70's when quite late in the evening he banged on the door of a room which he believed to be occupied by a friend, only to see it answered by a lady in a frilly night-dress who was complete stranger. He had to to put up with quite a lot of ragging about that episode, certainly from me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5165707319205741373.post-9494081275915930762009-09-07T10:56:13.338+01:002009-09-07T10:56:13.338+01:00That Peter Czerniewski was a fine bridge player is...That Peter Czerniewski was a fine bridge player is evidenced by his record, but he was far more than that. I am sure I speak for everyone who knew him (both in the bridge world and in other walks of life) when I say that he was a true gentleman. He always had a smile and a kind word, and the lives of those who knew him well were truly enriched for doing so.<br /><br />Peter and I played together more or less exclusively for the best part of a decade, and although of course we often disagreed, Peter always did so respectfully. He is also the only partner I ever had who could smile and shrug when some disaster occurred. That’s not to say that he was not seriously competitive (he certainly was), but he usually appreciated why you had done something that had worked out poorly. He was also the most ethical player I ever knew – more than once, I saw Peter call the Director on himself. He would rather have forfeited a whole match or event than gain what he considered an unfair advantage on a single deal. Sure, he always wanted to win, but he only wanted to do so in the ‘right way’.<br /><br />Peter was a devoted family man, and my thoughts are with Pam, Alexandra and Christof at this difficult time. For them, his loss must be unimaginably hard.<br /><br />Charlotte, my wife, says that she knows Peter was a good man, so he is now in a better place. Whilst I may not be quite so convinced, if you are looking down, Peter, I’d like to say ‘Goodbye, my friend, and Thank You. It was a real pleasure.’ <br /><br />Marc SmithMarc Smithnoreply@blogger.com