Pickleball brings community together after the loss of their own

PICKLEBALL CLUB

The Leisure World Pickleball community mourns the loss of itsown— Gerald “Jerry” Wrenn, who recently passed away unexpectantly.

Wrenn was one of the founding members of the Pickleball Club that started indoors in Clubhouse 1 in 2016. He was a former president of the club and the current treasurer.

The Pickleball Club is grateful for Wrenn’s dedication and years of leadership and commitment to the sport of pickleball. He was a great advocate for this sport, and the club would not be the way it is today without him.

In Wrenn’s honor, the club invites everyone to come learn the game of pickleball. The club offers beginners’ play and pointers on Wednesdays at 10 a.m. at the courts behind Clubhouse 2. Free beginner lessons are also available and held on the second Tuesday of every month at 10:30 am. Jim Thomason provides the instructions to new players and the club loans paddles and balls.

For more information on the lessons, email lwsbpickleball@gmail. com or contact the club president Linda Evenson at 562577-3283.

On Saturday, July 8, the club will have the Jerry Wrenn ladder tournament in honor of Jerry, Wrenn, followed by a barbecue. The entry fee, including the barbecue, is $5. For more information and to reserve a spot for both the tournament and the barbecue, email lwsbpickleball@gmail.com.

The tournament will be split into three levels with 16 players in each set: 10 a.m.-noon for levels 2.5-3.0; noon-2 p.m. for level 3.5; and 2-4 p.m. for Level 4+.

“There will be no winners and no losers, just fun play. Let’s do Jerry proud,” said Linda Evenson.