MB ChB, FRCGP, FRNZCGP, BSc. Born 30 January 1928. Died 19 October 2012.Bill was born into a farming family in Mataroa near Taihape, in 1928, and was educated at Ruanui School, St Georges School and Wanganui Collegiate, where he played cricket and rugby, to First XI and First XV levels. He then completed a Science degree at Victoria in Wellington, before going on to Otago Medical School, graduating in 1955. He met his wife, Lancely (nee Colquhoun), who was a school teacher in the Childrens Wards at Wellington Hospital, and they were married in 1952. Their first child, Anne, was born profoundly deaf, as a result of maternal rubella, and in those days would have been sent to the Van Asch Deaf School in Christchurch for her education, but her parents decided to keep her at home with her family. Bill became chairman of a group of like-minded parents of deaf children, whose efforts eventually led to the establishment of a series of deaf units in Wellington schools covering the years from kindergarten to secondary school In 1958 Bill opened his general practice in the Wellington suburb of Northland and in the next almost-60 years served his patients day and night, as medical advisor and friend. He particularly enjoyed the continuity of looking after up to three generations of his original families. He was always interested in rugby and was club doctor for several Wellington Rugby Clubs in 1959 and 1960, before being appointed Honorary Medical Office at Athletic Park. In 1965 he was asked to travel to India and Pakistan as medical officer with John Reids New Zealand cricket team, the first time a doctor had been a part of a touring sports group. His pioneering interest in Sports Medicine arose from his realisation that untreated sports injuries very often led to serious disabilities in later life, so he held sports clinics at his surgery early in the morning and after hours - Monday mornings saw a parade of weekend casualtiesbut they were always satisfactorily highly-motivated and compliant patients and so a pleasure to treat. As well as his general practice Bill became a Police Surgeon in the early 1960s and was later appointed Director of NZ Police Medical Services, where he was responsible for the health and fitness of serving officers throughout the country. In this capacity he instituted a regime of regular medical examinations and fitness checks. He became known as the author of cDear Fattyd letters to officers whose weight increased to higher than ideal levels. He worked also with the Wellington Fire Service on health issues, as well as occasionally with the Customs Department. In the wake of the Erebus plane disaster in 1979, he was sent to Auckland to deal with any health issues among the Police personnel, particularly those working in the Victim Identification Squad. Theirs was an extremely stressful job and Bill continued for some time afterwards to check on the welfare of the staff members involved. His work with the Police Force led to the Police Council of Sports asking Bill and his wife, as the medical team, to accompany the Wellington District contingent of athletes and teams such as softball, netball and touch-rugby on several trips to Australia and America to compete in Australasian and World Police and Emergency Services Games. They had to take with them all the medical supplies they would need as there were no facilities at the grounds. It was literally grass-roots sports medicine, with suturing, splinting and dressings done on the sideline. These trips were busy and challenging but a pleasant change from the routine of working in the surgery. In 1975 and 1976 Bill was the Chairman of the N Z Medical Association. Later, he became a Fellow of both the Royal College of General Practitioners and the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners. cDr Billd, as he was widely known in Wellington, felt that good general practice was the foundation of a good health service. He was dedicated to that principle and committed to the care of his patients. Apart from his work, his interests lay in all forms of sport and in travel, particularly to the United Kingdom where he kept in touch with colleagues in the field of Police Medical Services and Forensic Medicine. Bill was a very good doctor who enjoyed the interaction with his patients and was stubborn in his determination to find the best possible outcomes for them and their problems. He is survived by his wife Lancely, sons Rob and David and daughter Caroline, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Tim Donoghue, Lancely Treadwell and others compiled this obituary.

MB ChB, FRCGP, FRNZCGP, BSc. Born 30 January 1928. Died 19 October 2012.Bill was born into a farming family in Mataroa near Taihape, in 1928, and was educated at Ruanui School, St Georges School and Wanganui Collegiate, where he played cricket and rugby, to First XI and First XV levels. He then completed a Science degree at Victoria in Wellington, before going on to Otago Medical School, graduating in 1955. He met his wife, Lancely (nee Colquhoun), who was a school teacher in the Childrens Wards at Wellington Hospital, and they were married in 1952. Their first child, Anne, was born profoundly deaf, as a result of maternal rubella, and in those days would have been sent to the Van Asch Deaf School in Christchurch for her education, but her parents decided to keep her at home with her family. Bill became chairman of a group of like-minded parents of deaf children, whose efforts eventually led to the establishment of a series of deaf units in Wellington schools covering the years from kindergarten to secondary school In 1958 Bill opened his general practice in the Wellington suburb of Northland and in the next almost-60 years served his patients day and night, as medical advisor and friend. He particularly enjoyed the continuity of looking after up to three generations of his original families. He was always interested in rugby and was club doctor for several Wellington Rugby Clubs in 1959 and 1960, before being appointed Honorary Medical Office at Athletic Park. In 1965 he was asked to travel to India and Pakistan as medical officer with John Reids New Zealand cricket team, the first time a doctor had been a part of a touring sports group. His pioneering interest in Sports Medicine arose from his realisation that untreated sports injuries very often led to serious disabilities in later life, so he held sports clinics at his surgery early in the morning and after hours - Monday mornings saw a parade of weekend casualtiesbut they were always satisfactorily highly-motivated and compliant patients and so a pleasure to treat. As well as his general practice Bill became a Police Surgeon in the early 1960s and was later appointed Director of NZ Police Medical Services, where he was responsible for the health and fitness of serving officers throughout the country. In this capacity he instituted a regime of regular medical examinations and fitness checks. He became known as the author of cDear Fattyd letters to officers whose weight increased to higher than ideal levels. He worked also with the Wellington Fire Service on health issues, as well as occasionally with the Customs Department. In the wake of the Erebus plane disaster in 1979, he was sent to Auckland to deal with any health issues among the Police personnel, particularly those working in the Victim Identification Squad. Theirs was an extremely stressful job and Bill continued for some time afterwards to check on the welfare of the staff members involved. His work with the Police Force led to the Police Council of Sports asking Bill and his wife, as the medical team, to accompany the Wellington District contingent of athletes and teams such as softball, netball and touch-rugby on several trips to Australia and America to compete in Australasian and World Police and Emergency Services Games. They had to take with them all the medical supplies they would need as there were no facilities at the grounds. It was literally grass-roots sports medicine, with suturing, splinting and dressings done on the sideline. These trips were busy and challenging but a pleasant change from the routine of working in the surgery. In 1975 and 1976 Bill was the Chairman of the N Z Medical Association. Later, he became a Fellow of both the Royal College of General Practitioners and the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners. cDr Billd, as he was widely known in Wellington, felt that good general practice was the foundation of a good health service. He was dedicated to that principle and committed to the care of his patients. Apart from his work, his interests lay in all forms of sport and in travel, particularly to the United Kingdom where he kept in touch with colleagues in the field of Police Medical Services and Forensic Medicine. Bill was a very good doctor who enjoyed the interaction with his patients and was stubborn in his determination to find the best possible outcomes for them and their problems. He is survived by his wife Lancely, sons Rob and David and daughter Caroline, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Tim Donoghue, Lancely Treadwell and others compiled this obituary.