Dr Leon David GOLDWATER

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Occupation: Veterinary Surgeon BVSc, MACVSc. Speciality is a special interest in cat medicine and zoonoses (diseases of animals transmissible to humans).

2. Career.
Leon was born & raised in Auckland, and has spent most of his life there.
He graduated from Massey University Veterinary School a good many years ago.
Following a working holiday in England, he returned to NZ and furthered his interest in cats by passing the feline medicine exam for the Australian College of Veterinary Scientists.
Leon lives in Howick, with wife Sue & three rapidly-growing teenage children, one toy poodle and 2 cats.
In his spare time, he is a keen road cyclist (he's got Lance Armstrong worried), gardens, fishes, sails, and tramps. If not selected to ride in the Tour de France in the next few years, he might choose to grow potatoes on a larger scale the he does at present.

Leon married Susan Joyce NATHAN on 20 Jan 1982. (Susan Joyce NATHAN was born on 9 Jul 1953 in Masterton, New Zealand.)