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OBITUARY

Paul Joseph Alvin Presidente

1944–2008

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aul was born on 1 April 1944 in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada.He and his young family moved to Australia in 1975 whenPaul joined the Wildlife Pathology Unit at the Veterinary Clinical

Centre in Werribee. In 1978 Paul commenced his 30-year career withthe now Department of Primary Industries Victoria at the RegionalVeterinary Laboratory in Bairnsdale. He ran the serology laboratory atthe height of the Brucellosis campaign, testing world-record numbersof blood samples. While in Bairnsdale, Paul shared digs with fellowdeer enthusiast, Ken Slee, and formed life-long friendships withNick Barton and his other colleagues. In 1980 Paul transferred to theVeterinary Research Laboratory at Attwood and made a lasting impacton not only the Parasitology Section but the whole of Attwood.

Paul was a team player and a meticulous scientist who broughtenthusiasm, dedication, passion and loyalty to his work. He was aninternationally acknowledged expert in the control of parasites inlivestock, deer, alpaca and wildlife, and in the import and export ofthese animals. He was widely consulted within Victoria, Australia andinternationally by DPI staff, vets, pathologists, advisors, students,farmers and others who valued his expert practical advice, so freelygiven. Paul made a significant contribution and leaves a legacy of lead-ing publications on the management and control of parasitic diseasesin livestock, deer, alpaca, possums, wombats, kangaroos and others.

Paul had a phenomenal command of the English language and manyof us have felt his wrath for our overuse of stacked adjectives anddangling participles. His depth of scientific knowledge, generalknowledge and scientific rigour saw him sought after and respected as

a long-term reviewer of research proposals for the deer industry and ofmanuscripts for several scientific journals. Paul gave professional andpersonal assistance to all who asked, but particularly as a mentor toyoung scientists who were willing to explore the mysteries of nema-todes. A notable attribute was his ability to combine expert scientificknowledge with commonsense.

On the personal side, Paul was a kind, gentle and compassionate man.Many people confided in him and benefited from his advice. Paul’sskills in word puzzles, general knowledge and music ensured he wasthe first picked for any Trivia team, although most were soon to learnthat Paul was not the fastest. Paul’s special interests included music,gardening, protecting his outdoor goldfish from a cunning stork,gridiron, wilderness, fishing and photography, especially of family,ducks and wildlife.

Paul was devoted to Colleen and their children, Michael, David andDebra, and besotted with his granddaughters, Hannah, Stella andApril. He had a wonderful long-distance relationship with his brothers,Pete and Pat, and the love and pleasure his family gave Paul wereobvious to all.

The lives of many of us have been touched by Paul and those of us whoknew him well will always remember his heavily accented “Well, hi there!”

Paul Presidente passed away suddenly on the 29th December 2008.

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