Dr E. P. ELLISON

Te Ao Hou, September 1963, Page 64

Dr E. P. ELLISON Continued from page 49 It is about four years now since Dr and Mrs Ellison left Manaia, where the doctor has had his private practice, to live in retirement at Puketapu, Napier. Of the doctor's second marriage, there were six children, four sons and two daughters. Boyd, the oldest son, who married some six years ago, works in a Government Department in Wellington and is a part time student at Victoria University, hoping to graduate soon in commerce. The third son, Thomas, followed his father's footsteps and in 1962 graduated in medicine at Otago University. He is stationed at Te Puia Hospital. Daniel, the youngest son and the ‘baby’ of the Ellison family, has also made his work in the scholastic field, having gained the degree of Bachelor of Agricultural Science. However, he intends to further his studies in law. It is two years since I last saw Dr and Mrs Ellison. They both may have aged in years, but not in spirit nor in stature. I have met many people during my brief ministry, but I have never met a more charming, hospitable and humble couple than the Ellisons. They made their mark; they have made their contribution to the Maori people, the country, the Commonwealth as well as the Church. In 1938 Dr Ellison was made an O.B.E. Some twenty years later he refused a much higher honour, as he felt that he was not the man fit enough to receive such a high honour. This is but typical of this humble servant of God, of Queen and of Country—Dr Edward Pohau Ellison, the sole survivor of the famous Young Maori Party. Tena korua! Kia tohungia korua e te Rungarawa.