The Funeral Service
After watching the service online, if you can leave a guest message to let the family know you have joined into the service, that would be greatly appreciated.
This service will have a password applied once edited (normally within 3 to 5 days following the service), you will then need to contact the family for the password to access.
Chris was a great thinker and leader with a quick wit and deep commitment to improving the health of the people of Victoria. After a little while many of us learned his regular greeting of “Ah look – a savings opportunity waiting to be realized” was actually an invitation to join a discussion on the policy issue of the day or week.
Best wishes to his family at this difficult time.
Tony Bates
I just wanted to pay my respects to Chris’s family and friends. I worked with Chris over the last five years in clinical trials, and I wanted to say how wonderful he was, how incredibly brilliant he was and how much I will miss him. I am proud to have known him.
Chris’s humanity, complexity and brilliance was wonderfully expressed at the celebration of his life.
He was eclectic, loyal and stupendous at guiding health system reform in Victoria and beyond.
The celebration of Chris’s life completely captured his humanity, complexity and brilliance. Eclectic, loyal, direct and treasured. There’s no more one can add to the remarks made about his excellence in steering so many aspects of the health system, and the manner in which he did it.
There was never a dull moment when working with him.
Regards and sympathy.
Valerie Callister PSM
It was a beautiful service today, and speakers reflected Chris’ impact and personality so well. Alan and I would have loved to attend in person, but unfortunately could not make it. We are grateful that the live-streaming service was available, and send our thanks to Chris’ sons, sisters, colleagues and friends who eloquently shared their memories. Vale Chris. Your rich legacy will endure, and not be forgotten.
Alan Hall & Carmel Flynn
I am privileged to have had Chris as a colleague, friend and mentor. I will value our solving of many health sector and international problems at Coopers Inn.
Chris was a great public health leader, an inspiration and great to work with.
Thank you for the great times.
Rest peacefully.
Tass
A wonderful leader who influenced so much in the Health system and we owe him much . A great mind, thinker , great humour and most erudite . It was an enormous please to have known him even for a fe years .
Sympathies to his family and colleagues .
Vale Chris
Was a lovely service and nice to learn about all the amazing things Chris achieved. Thinking of all of his family and friends.
The Swains
Chris was a generous man , always witty, frank in his comments and straight forward in his approach. He will be missed
Chris will be greatly missed. His sense of humour, his support for our mutual mission to improve patient outcomes through clinical research, his collegiality were just some of his many attributes
Wishing his family and friends a long life
john zalcberg
Peter Craighead
Chris was a very supportive and frank leader and made it clear what he needed gave me opportunities that shaped my career something I will be always grateful for, the family should be proud of him and the respect he is held regards Peter
Chris was my best friend for nearly 60 years. I am very, very sad that he is no longer with us and I will miss him a great deal.
Love and best wishes to his family and all his friends.
Chris Cornelius