Gilbert Sedbon

What a lovely, lovely man. Gilbert was a true gentleman in the very best sense of the word.

He made an ideal role model for me - a trainee in Paris - even if I never quite managed to maintain an obsession with Reuters like he did for almost half a century!

He really was one of a kind and had enough enthusiasm and energy to keep us all fired up. 

So let us celebrate a life lived to the full - 94 years in which he never wasted a minute!

He will be sorely missed. ■