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6 BAYSWATER NEWS, WINTER 2021

Meet Paul Vincent

Paul Vincent states he is basically had a very conversation went on for a couple of minutes and
fortunate life, he had the good fortunate in having in that brief time she gave me a strong impression
wonderful parents, good genes as they lived to be of being interested. I mean she does this a
80 to 90, which is pretty commendable and they thousand times a day but this impression never left
got him onto a good start. me. Oh, the other thing about her was that she's
quite tiny, she's very beautiful, at that time she was
Paul is one of three children. He has a brother and in her forties and very beautiful and that was very
sister, unfortunately, his beautiful sister passed memorable.
early at the age of 43 to breast cancer, which was
the saddest loss of his life. Paul taught for 35 - 40 years and it was fascinating
to see how things changed. In his spare time his
He had the good fortune to meet his wife Kerry hobbies included skiing and then windsurfing. He
who he married in 1958 the day his medicine did try playing golf but it was not his thing. He likes
results were released which made it a great day. playing chess and likes having some friends to play
Sadly, his beloved wife passed in 2019 after 61 chess in the Club Lounge at Baywater Gardens or
blissful years together. They have four children, ten even the end lounges on the different floors where
grandchildren, and two great grandchildren. Paul the sun shines in and the view is fantastic. Paul says
graduated in 1958 in medicine and did work in the personal care assistants at Bayswater Gardens
medical research, he worked at RPA, then moved to have been amazing and some deserve special
Melbourne to work at St. Vincent's Hospital. He mention Anu and Wendy nothing is ever too much
then went overseas, spent time in London at the and everyone is very helpful. Paul says EN Brian is
Hammersmith postgraduate medical school in the really good!
Hammersmith Medical Centre which is a Royal
postgraduate medical school. This is where he
happened to meet the Queen of England which was
a great occasion.

There was an opening for a new building at
Hammersmith Hospital and all of the students and
postgraduates had to assemble so it looked like
people actually worked there. We were all ushered
into the library with long tables and people were
seated at the tables. The Queen came in and
everybody had to stand up. The Queen stood at the
end of table and looked straight at me and asked
where I was from? “Australia Your Majesty” to
which she replied whereabouts in Australia? Do you
have any children? Are you staying here? The