Paul Cressey, 80, died after falling and striking his head at a Waiheke Island restaurant on Tuesday. Photo: Supplied via NZ HeraldOne of New Zealand's great health champions and reformers has died in a freak accident after tripping and hitting his head. Paul Cressey, 80, served as a Counties Manukau District Health Board member for 12 years and dedicated his life to child cancer after his own son died of leukaemia. On his return to New Zealand, Cressey successfully set about getting Ronald McDonald Houses in this country. In 2007 he was honoured for services to child cancer, being made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit.

Source: Otago Daily Times June 28, 2020 07:41 UTC