A Successful and Satysfying Life 1928 - 2022

All members of the Cambridge Bridge Club will be sad to hear that Saty died yesterday.  Saty was a much loved and stalwart member of our club for 25 years until this year when, along with possible risk of covid exposure and ill health, he was unable to attend the club

We will all remember Saty's clever and decisive play, especially when playing with his fairly regular partner Math Verhaegh. Many of his other regular payers all really enjoyed playing with him and his special systems. Saty not only played at our regular club sessions but also played in many tournaments. As probably the oldest pair at the Waikato Bays tournament Hamilton Restricted Pairs in April 2019 Saty and Math, finished a very commendable second.

It seems very appropriate to republish the following previously published on our website in September 2018, with thanks to Eunice Eccles who wrote the following article at that time

"We almost missed it! Saty celebrated his 90th birthday with his family in Australia. So, we wished Saty a belated Happy Birthday at the club on Thursday. Saty was born in Fiji where he worked for many years in Government service.  As he was approaching retirement, he was offered the opportunity to come to New Zealand, to take the position of High Commissioner for Fiji, which he happily accepted. He subsequently arrived in 1984 and lived in Wellington for many years. He retired in 1987 and then indulged himself in his several hobbies. In Fiji,  Saty was an accomplished sportsman. He played cricket against the West Indies and soccer against England. When teams from India , Pakistan and the UK visited  Fiji after playing in Australia, games were organised in which he took a leading role. His favourite sport was hockey, and he also played a good game of tennis. In Wellington, he played bowls and continued his tennis. It was after a game of tennis one day that his partner enquired if he played cards. Saty responded that he had played 500 previously.  His tennis partner said that was enough and took him to the Bridge club that day. After that they continued to play together on a regular basis. Saty never had any lessons, but has great success with his individual system.  In 1997, Saty decided to move to Cambridge to be closer to his daughter and joined the Cambridge Bridge Club. Today, he still follows all the different sports and gets great enjoyment watching them on television."