All,

Bill Moushéy passed away on Tuesday. His funeral was this morning. Bill loved to direct chess tournaments. He always considered it a challenge to see how many entrants he could get. He directed the US Class a couple of years ago and got nearly 400 participants. There are 5 levels of USCF tournament directors. Bill achieved the highest level, National Tournament Director, which allowed him to bring large tournaments like the US Class to St. Louis. After many of my tournaments I would call him with a pairing question to see how he would have done things. He was always willing to explain his reasoning to me. Bill also loved to play chess and often attended local tournaments. Since 1992 I believe Bill held about 5 tournaments a year. I was fortunate enough to play in many of his tournaments. Bill will be remembered for all the Saturdays he worked so that we could all enjoy our favorite game.

Wayde