I served on the Fellowship Committee of the Mass Psychiatric Society with Dr. Vachon and found him to be an extraordinarily bright, yet very kind physician-psychiatrist-humanitarian and teacher.  He taught me in my work with the Committee which I was chairing at the time by pointing out the obvious and then suggesting methods to resolve, clarify and even simplify complex issues. He was a brilliant thinker and problem solver who used his intuitive skills and ability to read people and organizations and group structure in such a way that progress was made and one felt he cared about you as well.  I have had very warm feelings for my brief association with him and will always remember his gentle wit, his perceptiveness and the creativity which he brought to the Fellowship Commitee.  I was deeply saddened by his loss which came far too quickly as it meant I could no longer consult with him and discuss the dilemmas I faced in organizational work and work with other people.  I remember him often.