eagles123 Posted August 19, 2020 Report Share Posted August 19, 2020 https://bridgewinners.com/article/view/justin-lall-1986-2020/ Learnt so much from him on this forum, what a terrible loss to the bridge world at such a young age. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winstonm Posted August 19, 2020 Report Share Posted August 19, 2020 Justin was a class act and never one to put anyone down. Terrible news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrothgar Posted August 19, 2020 Report Share Posted August 19, 2020 Say what? I only met him a few times, but he was a great guy. I HATE 2020 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyberyeti Posted August 19, 2020 Report Share Posted August 19, 2020 Really sad, I never met him, but knew him from these forums where he always had class and patience for people not in his league. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerclee Posted August 19, 2020 Report Share Posted August 19, 2020 Back for one last hurrah. I miss you buddy. Also for any of the really old timers, I'll give this one up: Justin and I were maggieb. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandakh Posted August 19, 2020 Report Share Posted August 19, 2020 Oh my goodness, what a shock! I can genuinely hardly believe it. He was a good guy, one of the first to chat with me on these forums back when he was JLOGIC. I suggested to him at the time that he sell his life story to a scriptwriter after he wins the Bermuda Bowl - it is sad that we will now never get a chance to see that played out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwnn Posted August 19, 2020 Report Share Posted August 19, 2020 Also for any of the really old timers, I'll give this one up: Justin and I were maggieb.The fun part was figuring out which of her posts were Justin's and which were yours. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherdano Posted August 19, 2020 Report Share Posted August 19, 2020 This makes me incredibly sad. I only met Justin in person at a few nationals, but there is no other person I got to know better online (via the forums, and playing probably thousands of hands on BBO). He was one of the most amazing people I have ever met. Incredibly smart, and incredibly loyal to his friends. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nige1 Posted August 20, 2020 Report Share Posted August 20, 2020 ὃν οἱ θεοὶ φιλοῦσιν ἀποθνῄσκει νέοςWhom the Gods love, die young 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tramticket Posted August 20, 2020 Report Share Posted August 20, 2020 Very sad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
y66 Posted August 20, 2020 Report Share Posted August 20, 2020 Justin Lall's posts on this forum are legendary for their brilliant insights, intensity, emotion, humor and ruthless honesty. I remember getting up hours before dawn, which is torture for me, to kib Justin and his teammates in the . That was the most exciting bridge event I've ever kibbed. RIP JLall, JLOL and Phantomsac. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdmunro Posted August 20, 2020 Report Share Posted August 20, 2020 more tributes https://bridgewinners.com/article/view/justin-lall-1986-2020/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigpenz Posted August 20, 2020 Report Share Posted August 20, 2020 may he go with that leather jacket Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
42 Posted August 20, 2020 Report Share Posted August 20, 2020 I am really shocked and very sad! Without words but a prayer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curls77 Posted August 21, 2020 Report Share Posted August 21, 2020 oh noo, how horribly terribly sad : ((( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted August 22, 2020 Report Share Posted August 22, 2020 Me too - back for a quick tour through the old neighborhood. RIP JLall, JLogic, JLOL, PhantomSac 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mycroft Posted August 24, 2020 Report Share Posted August 24, 2020 Christina Lund Madsen said what I wanted to say in her column today, in a way that proves that as a journalist, I make a good director: Honesty was the second [key character trait]. If you asked him his opinion about bridge or love or life, he would give you his opinion whether you were going to like the answer or not, but never in a hurtful way. His honesty was also displayed at the bridge table. He would go out of his way to make an ethical decision though it might cost the contract... He was a loud, swearing, wild-haired gentleman in sandals.I would have said the same thing, but been more "honest"... We had our differences, and our agreements, and he only knew me from here. Never mind that, even though I wasn't one of "the tour" as either player or TD, he treated me honestly in Penticton when our paths crossed, always. Brash, loud, and outspoken, brilliant enough to pull it off, and willing to be as public with his (very few) mistakes, his kind of Young Gun Pro is something this game needs more of, and, because it doesn't pay as well as a more common style of "young pro" does, we're not likely to see as much. Thanks Justin. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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