John Markland "Mark" Molson (28 April 1949 – 19 January 2006) [1] [2] was a Canadian professional bridge player from Montreal and Fenton, Michigan. [3]
He was a member of the Molson family and attended Selwyn House School. [4]
Most frequently partnered with Boris Baran, he won the Canada national bridge team Championships seven times,[ when?] seven North American Bridge Championships, and came in second as a member of the Canada open team in the 1995 Bermuda Bowl.
On September 5, 1998, his daughter, Jennifer Rose Molson, was born. He married fellow bridge world champion Janice Seamon-Molson, Jennifer's mother, on March 16, 1999. Janice is still a highly ranked Bridge player and Jennifer attended the New York Film Academy for musical theatre.
Molson died suddenly of complications during an operation for a dissected aortic aneurism. This medical issue first surfaced while Mark was playing golf.[ citation needed]
He and Baran were inducted into the Canadian Bridge Federation Hall of Fame in 2013.[ citation needed]
John Markland "Mark" Molson (28 April 1949 – 19 January 2006) [1] [2] was a Canadian professional bridge player from Montreal and Fenton, Michigan. [3]
He was a member of the Molson family and attended Selwyn House School. [4]
Most frequently partnered with Boris Baran, he won the Canada national bridge team Championships seven times,[ when?] seven North American Bridge Championships, and came in second as a member of the Canada open team in the 1995 Bermuda Bowl.
On September 5, 1998, his daughter, Jennifer Rose Molson, was born. He married fellow bridge world champion Janice Seamon-Molson, Jennifer's mother, on March 16, 1999. Janice is still a highly ranked Bridge player and Jennifer attended the New York Film Academy for musical theatre.
Molson died suddenly of complications during an operation for a dissected aortic aneurism. This medical issue first surfaced while Mark was playing golf.[ citation needed]
He and Baran were inducted into the Canadian Bridge Federation Hall of Fame in 2013.[ citation needed]