Alan D. Donald of the CSIRO wrote: "He has a truly enquiring mind, a constant capacity for lateral thinking, and an encyclopaedic knowledge of many things but of manners parasitological above all. At the same time, he has a gentle, self-effacing manner which has always made him instantly approachable by the most junior of his colleagues or students, and he has never been too busy to answer their requests for help or advice. These attributes, together with his origins, have also made him a highly effective communicator with the farming community who hold him in very high regard. His highly developed sense of humour, enormous mental storehouse of jokes, not all of them suitable for all occasions, and his skills as a raconteur, are widely known around the world." Hugh McLeod Gordon died in Manly Hospital after a short illness on 23 April 2002. Honours Throughout his career, Hugh Gordon was active in and honoured by many professional associations, both in Australia and overseas. These included: Australian Society for Parasitology; Foundation Member, President (1968–1969), elected Fellow 1972. World Association for the Advancement of Veterinary Parasitology; Foundation Member, former member of the Executive Board, First Vice-President, elected Honorary Member 1981. Helminthological Society of Washington; Elected Honorary Member 1981. Australian Veterinary Association; elected Fellow 1959, awarded Gilruth Prize in 1965. Australian College of Veterinary Scientists; Foundation Fellow and President 1976–1977. Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science; President Section L (Veterinary Science), 1949. The Payne Exhibition, awarded for the "most important contribution to Veterinary Science during the preceding five years", 1958. Presented with the Order of the Golden Fleece by the California Wool Growers Association, 1970. Australian Sheep Veterinary Society established the Hugh Gordon Australian Sheep Veterinary Society Scholarship in his honour, first awarded 1998. University of Sydney inaugural Alumni Award for Achievement in Community Service, 1992. This award was created to honour graduates for excellence in their chosen field and outstanding community contributions. Appointed Member of the Order of Australia for Services to Veterinary Science, 1986. Publications Hugh Gordon co-authored the definitive text "The Internal Parasites and Parasitic Diseases of Sheep" with Dr Ian Clunies Ross in 1936. He had in excess of 100 publications appear in various scientific journals, mostly the Australian Veterinary Journal. References Gordon, H. McL. and Kelleher, S. (1991). The Gordons of Manar in Australia, pp. 176–180. . Gordon, H. McL. (1961). Thiabendazole: A