Graham Vaughan La Vere was a warm and gentle man, with a humble Christian faith, whose life was directed towards helping others. After leaving Shore, he studied Medicine at Sydney University graduating in 1957. After RMO appointments at RPAH and Royal Newcastle Hospital, he commenced post-graduate training in Psychiatry. He then undertook training in Surgery in the UK but returned to Australia so he could prepare for medical missionary service in response to a call he had felt from his early years. He subsequently spent the late sixties and early seventies at Murgwanza Hospital in Western Tanzania with the Church Missionary Society. He then went to the UK again to gain his FRCS in 1973 before coming back to Australia to gain his FRACS in 1974. He subsequently worked for some years as a surgical locum and assistant before deciding to pursue a career in General Practice which continued until his retirement. In his latter years, he had a significant pastoral ministry at the Church of his youth, St Paul's Chatswood, where his funeral was held. Consistent with Graham's character, he made a request that joyful colours be worn at his funeral! He died peacefully in his sleep after a long heroic battle with pancreatic cancer. He is survived by his sister, Charmaine McCahon, and his nephew Derryn McCahon and niece Cory Banks. His faith and hope and love especially in the midst of adversity were a great inspiration to all who knew him.