Richards, Mary Pauline, passed away on February 15, 2013 at the age of 100 years. The second daughter of William and Alice Bruns, she was born in Ft. Wayne, Indiana where she grew up and later married Earl Richards who preceded her in death. After many years in the Midwest, they moved their family to Ft. Lauderdale in 1947 where they became parishioners of St. Anthony Catholic Church and later Our Lady Queen of Martyrs. Pauline was a long time member of the Ft. Lauderdale Bridge Club where she was known as an aggressive player and she loved the challege of Duplicate Bridge. She is survived by her son Reilly Elan of Ft. Lauderdale and daughters, Sister Sharon Richards, S.P. of Oakland Park, IL and Sharlene John Bolen of Boynton Beach, FL, two grandsons, three granddaughters and six great-grandchildren.
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