By Jeremy Sollars
MUCH-LOVED Warwick humanitarian Fred Hyde passed away on Tuesday 8 November, at The Oaks Nursing Home.
Mr Hyde, who was 96, was instrumental in establishing the charity Cooperation in Development (CO-ID) in 1991 which built hundreds of schools across Bangladesh, one of the world’s poorest countries.
Up until recently he divided his time between his home in Warwick and Bhola Island in Bangladesh, where his charitable work was based.
Mr Hyde was last year named both the Senior Australian Citizen of the Year and the winner of the Australia Anzac Peace Prize for his charity work.
His funeral will be held next Thursday, with details to come.
More in the Free Times print edition on Thursday.
