Roger Pyart very generously bequeathed £10,000 in his will to Worthing Bridge Club. In his honour, we have purchased a delightful trophy, ‘The Roger Pyart Vase’, which will be awarded to the winners of the Wednesday afternoon Handicapped Pairs during the Spring Festival week, which as can be seen by a piece by Valerie Benson (“One of his fortunate Bridge partners”), he delighted in competing:
"Roger learnt to play Bridge at Worthing Bridge Club when he retired to Worthing in 1993.
He soon became a good player and then a director. Roger had great knowledge of the rules of the game, due to his photographic memory, and directed with great authority.
His name appears on many of the Winners boards around the Club and he especially liked competing in, and won many trophies in, what is now known as the Spring Festival. He played in the Sussex County Winter League and Green-pointed events for many years.
Roger was a kind, keen, and considerate partner which I am sure he would wish all those competing for his trophy will emulate."