Members Statement: Dez Hargreaves

I also note with sadness the passing of my friend Dez Hargreaves. Dez was a long time board member and former vice president of the Tasmanian Council on AIDS, Hepatitis & Related Diseases, known as tasCAHRD, until 2015. It was always a pleasure, although never really optional, to assist Dez with red ribbon sales during AIDS Awareness Week to support the Andrew Shaw Foundation. Dez was committed to tasCAHRD and its objectives. His illness took its toll on him physically and emotionally, yet he was great at making me laugh when I was having a rough time — and I hope I did the same for him. He would have been thrilled with today’s apology, and he will be sadly missed.