Alex Reid
04-11 2021 04:46
wrote:
Eulogy by Ian Lindsay read out at the memorial service.
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We gather to thank God for the life of a remarkably gifted and dedicated man. Trevor’s gifts and achievements were seen in his medical career, spanning over half a century. As a developmental paediatrician, he gained an international reputation and for decades he was committed to improving the health and wellbeing of children, in WA and far beyond.
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Trevor established the State Child Development Centre in 1974 and directed it for the following 30 years. He was committed to educating community groups, schools and families about the importance of early childhood development. I heard him speak to professional and community groups and I can testify that his depth of research-based knowledge and inspirational delivery were of great benefit to the hearers. As a council member at Carey Baptist College at the time, I know how significant was his input in the development of its Early Years programme.
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For about 50 years Trevor was a consultant paediatrician to the WA Dept of Health. He was the founder of the WA branch of the National Investment for the Early Years, and a Clinical Professor in Paediatrics at the University of WA. During his career he did post-graduate study in the UK, worked in Fiji with Dr John Masarei, and in Borneo, and was a consultant sent by World Vision to Romania following the fall of the Ceaucescu regime, which visit had a profound effect on him. He was also an Ambassador for the Commission for Children and Young People, an office established by the WA Parliament in 2006 to oversee the wellbeing of children in WA.
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In recent days I have received a large number of tributes to Trevor from his colleagues around Australia and overseas. They comment on his pioneering work - as one former colleague states,’ He was a founding father of developmental paediatrics in Australasia’ - but more than that, they comment on his qualities as a mentor and friend. I will share these with you through an eBook which will also give you the opportunity to contribute your own memories. Because of privacy conventions, those from colleagues will be anonymous unless requested otherwise. Just as a foretaste, though, here is an extract from the tribute to Trevor from Dr Brad Jongeling who worked with Trevor for 15 years in the Child Development Service: “It is sad to farewell Trevor, who was a wonderful, kind and compassionate paediatrician and gentleman. He was a great teacher, wonderful communicator, supportive manager, helpful mentor and loved colleague who we will all deeply miss. His service to the children of WA is significant and he leaves a big gap for those of us who follow.”
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I have received a number of tributes to Trevor from friends, both locally and from overseas. You will forgive me for not mentioning your names, but your tributes, too, will be available for all to read.
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Trevor received a number of honours for his contribution to child health - he was a Member of the Order of Australia, a WA Citizen of the Year in 2010, and a medallist of the Royal Australian College of Physicians, to name just a few. We honour him for his professional achievements, but we also know that there was more to the man than these. Trevor was a deeply-committed Christian whose faith was apparent even in his school years. A few of us remember him as a student, academically gifted, but also an outstanding athlete and fine musician. As an undergraduate, he led the Floreat Park District meeting for boys and was a camp leader on Scripture Union camps and leadership conferences for many years. Trevor had a fund of funny stories, and I recall campers at breakfast banging the tables and chanting ‘We do hope that he won’t tarry, ‘cos we want a joke from Dr Parry.’ But alongside that humour, he was a wise counsellor to many and his personal disciplines like a daily Quiet Time with God were key to his spiritual ministry as a teacher - in his church and the wider church and parachurch movements too. I must mention his love of music - as a performer and listener. Trevor was a member of at least three choirs at various times. He loved choral music, and I recall us choristers performing Handel’s ‘Messiah’ without musical scores. Even in recent months, when ‘Messiah’ choruses were played in his room, his lips would move to the music. A piano was moved on to his floor at Chrystal Halliday so he could play it.
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For over 50 years he and Liz were generous in their hospitality. We always think of them together as a devoted couple, and many of us here can recall special occasions with them in Wembley Downs, or holidays at Rottnest and for a wonderful decade at Margaret River, where the Parrys and Masereis were generous hosts. Trevor had a great sense of humour, and Malcolm may be horrified to know that Trevor at breakfast with a tea cosy on his head would give a very passable imitation of a Bishop. Breakfast would merge into morning tea, followed by swimming, canoeing, cycling or walking and topped off by visiting a vineyard or cafe. But there was always time for prayer, for sharing over the Scriptures and for serious conversations. People here today also have wonderful memories of holidays, of river and ocean cruises and extended stays with Trevor and Liz overseas. They were always great companions.
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In Revelation ch.14 we read: 'And I heard a voice from heaven saying, ‘Write this down: Blessed are those who die in the Lord from now on. Yes, says the Spirit, they are blessed indeed, for they will rest from their hard work; for their good deeds follow them.’ Trevor is at rest in the Lord’s nearer Presence, but his life will continue to touch the future through the example of godly living and the professional and spiritual counsel he gave for so long to so many. We thank God for every remembrance of him.
Alex Reid
04-11 2021 04:46
wrote:
Eulogy by Ian Lindsay read out at the memorial service.
……………………
We gather to thank God for the life of a remarkably gifted and dedicated man. Trevor’s gifts and achievements were seen in his medical career, spanning over half a century. As a developmental paediatrician, he gained an international reputation and for decades he was committed to improving the health and wellbeing of children, in WA and far beyond.
……………………
Trevor established the State Child Development Centre in 1974 and directed it for the following 30 years. He was committed to educating community groups, schools and families about the importance of early childhood development. I heard him speak to professional and community groups and I can testify that his depth of research-based knowledge and inspirational delivery were of great benefit to the hearers. As a council member at Carey Baptist College at the time, I know how significant was his input in the development of its Early Years programme.
……………………
For about 50 years Trevor was a consultant paediatrician to the WA Dept of Health. He was the founder of the WA branch of the National Investment for the Early Years, and a Clinical Professor in Paediatrics at the University of WA. During his career he did post-graduate study in the UK, worked in Fiji with Dr John Masarei, and in Borneo, and was a consultant sent by World Vision to Romania following the fall of the Ceaucescu regime, which visit had a profound effect on him. He was also an Ambassador for the Commission for Children and Young People, an office established by the WA Parliament in 2006 to oversee the wellbeing of children in WA.
……………………
In recent days I have received a large number of tributes to Trevor from his colleagues around Australia and overseas. They comment on his pioneering work - as one former colleague states,’ He was a founding father of developmental paediatrics in Australasia’ - but more than that, they comment on his qualities as a mentor and friend. I will share these with you through an eBook which will also give you the opportunity to contribute your own memories. Because of privacy conventions, those from colleagues will be anonymous unless requested otherwise. Just as a foretaste, though, here is an extract from the tribute to Trevor from Dr Brad Jongeling who worked with Trevor for 15 years in the Child Development Service: “It is sad to farewell Trevor, who was a wonderful, kind and compassionate paediatrician and gentleman. He was a great teacher, wonderful communicator, supportive manager, helpful mentor and loved colleague who we will all deeply miss. His service to the children of WA is significant and he leaves a big gap for those of us who follow.”
……………………
I have received a number of tributes to Trevor from friends, both locally and from overseas. You will forgive me for not mentioning your names, but your tributes, too, will be available for all to read.
……………………
Trevor received a number of honours for his contribution to child health - he was a Member of the Order of Australia, a WA Citizen of the Year in 2010, and a medallist of the Royal Australian College of Physicians, to name just a few. We honour him for his professional achievements, but we also know that there was more to the man than these. Trevor was a deeply-committed Christian whose faith was apparent even in his school years. A few of us remember him as a student, academically gifted, but also an outstanding athlete and fine musician. As an undergraduate, he led the Floreat Park District meeting for boys and was a camp leader on Scripture Union camps and leadership conferences for many years. Trevor had a fund of funny stories, and I recall campers at breakfast banging the tables and chanting ‘We do hope that he won’t tarry, ‘cos we want a joke from Dr Parry.’ But alongside that humour, he was a wise counsellor to many and his personal disciplines like a daily Quiet Time with God were key to his spiritual ministry as a teacher - in his church and the wider church and parachurch movements too. I must mention his love of music - as a performer and listener. Trevor was a member of at least three choirs at various times. He loved choral music, and I recall us choristers performing Handel’s ‘Messiah’ without musical scores. Even in recent months, when ‘Messiah’ choruses were played in his room, his lips would move to the music. A piano was moved on to his floor at Chrystal Halliday so he could play it.
……………………
For over 50 years he and Liz were generous in their hospitality. We always think of them together as a devoted couple, and many of us here can recall special occasions with them in Wembley Downs, or holidays at Rottnest and for a wonderful decade at Margaret River, where the Parrys and Masereis were generous hosts. Trevor had a great sense of humour, and Malcolm may be horrified to know that Trevor at breakfast with a tea cosy on his head would give a very passable imitation of a Bishop. Breakfast would merge into morning tea, followed by swimming, canoeing, cycling or walking and topped off by visiting a vineyard or cafe. But there was always time for prayer, for sharing over the Scriptures and for serious conversations. People here today also have wonderful memories of holidays, of river and ocean cruises and extended stays with Trevor and Liz overseas. They were always great companions.
……………………
In Revelation ch.14 we read: 'And I heard a voice from heaven saying, ‘Write this down: Blessed are those who die in the Lord from now on. Yes, says the Spirit, they are blessed indeed, for they will rest from their hard work; for their good deeds follow them.’ Trevor is at rest in the Lord’s nearer Presence, but his life will continue to touch the future through the example of godly living and the professional and spiritual counsel he gave for so long to so many. We thank God for every remembrance of him.
