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I had the good fortune and privilege for a short period of time, 41 years ago, to meet and become associated with Professor Fred Gunz, who was an exceptionally courteous and world renowned Haematologist. At that time I was a state Pathology committee member, involved with the 1976 College of Pathology Annual General Meeting in Brisbane and daily involved with his opinions and suggestions. In the course of the week he acquainted himself of my curriculum vitae, discussing and encouraging me to consider obtaining the Royal College of Physicians membership, subsequently setting out a program and inviting me to visit him intermittently at the Royal Sydney Hospital for monitoring. During my short association I realised he was intensely involved and passionate about many facts of medicine (pathology, immunology, cancer palliation, the Kanematsu Memorial Institute, etc) I was already aware that he was co-author with his colleague William Damashek of the book ''Leukaemia" and so I felt extremely honoured and privileged by his offer. Needless to say I was a minnow, in the field of haematology and gratefully accepted his valuable offer to travel down to the Royal Sydney Hospital intermittently on days nominated by him. Subsequently he was one of the referees nominating me for the MRCP and I am forever grateful and honoured for his professional friendship, advice and guidance all those years ago.