Fred Hollows (1929 - 1993)

1929 -    was born in New Zealand 

1960 -     got a job in Australia. 

1965 -      was head of the Eye Department at a Sydney hospital.

1970's -   helped launch a national program to attack eye disease in Aboriginal Australians. 

1980 -     was travelling all over the world to help set up eye health programs in developing countries. 

1989 -     was dying of cancer. 

1993 -    died at home surrounded by his friends, his wife Gabi and their five children.