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Erin  BERRY

 Erin Colleen Berry è nata a Cold Lake nello stato dell'Alberta il 2 febbraio del 1981.

 Ha vissuto in Sydney nello stato di Nuova Scotia e a Moncton in quello del New Brunswick, prima di stabilirsi a Moose Jaw e a Regina nel Saskatchewan.

 Era una eccellente studentessa con interessi specifici nella matematica, nella scrittura, nella musica e nella recitazione.

 Erin era un'amante del bridge, che aveva ereditato questa passione dalla madre Carol e che all'età di 16 anni aveva già conquistato il titolo di Life Master. 

 Durante i Campionati Studenteschi del 1997 aveva incontrato il suo fidanzato Aaron Pabst con il quale perì poco dopo, il 30 gennaio del 1998 in un tragico incidente d'auto.

 In sua memoria il papà Larry ha istituito un Fondo gestito dalla Federazione per aiutare i giovani bridgisti canadesi.

  Erin Colleen Berry was born in Cold Lake, Alberta on February 2, 1981. She also lived in Sydney, Nova Scotia and Moncton, New Brunswick before moving to Saskatchewan to live in Moose Jaw and then Regina.

 She was an excellent student with special interests in math, writing, music and acting.

 Erin was an avid bridge player. In August of 1997 Erin became a Life Master at the age of 16. She shared her bridge passion with her mother, Carole.

 In June of 1997 Erin attended the World Scholar Games in Rhode Island. It was there that Erin met her boyfriend, Aaron Pabst, who was also tragically killed in the single vehicle accident that took Erin’s life on January 30, 1998, just three days before her 17th birthday.

Although Erin had never attended a Junior Camp or Junior Trials, her interest in Junior Bridge was beginning. In the fall of 1997 she took part in the trials to select a team to represent Canada at the International Youth Festival in Holland.

Erin had already put her name in to the ACBL to attend the 1998 Junior Camp and was planning to play in the Canadian Junior Trials in August.