Desmond James Philip 27/11/28-23/2/19

The presence of around 200 people at Des' funeral service at St Mark's Anglican Church, Remuera, Auckland - including a significant number of current and ex-laboratory staff (and at least one pathologist) from Auckland and also from further afield - showed the respect and love felt for this giant of our profession. When Des started his career in the laboratory it was glass test tubes and mouth pipetting, monocular microscopes, reusable glass syringes with needles that needed re-sharpening, Sahli haemoglobin measurements, and red cell counts in Neubauer counting chambers. [...]said Des, "automation is even getting out into the community.