Lawrie William Powell passed away on September 23, 2022 at the age of 87 years, bringing to an end a long and highly distinguished career as a clinician, researcher, academic, administrator and mentor. To excel in so many areas requires an exceptional intellect, unwavering commitment and determination, a passion for one’s chosen field of endeavour, and a good dose of empathy and respect for others. Lawrie had all of these qualities. He might tell you that his career was founded upon a series of happy accidents that led him to a number of influential mentors, and there is a degree of truth in this, but the underlying raw material that those mentors moulded was of the highest quality.

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