Nick Carter

Nick Carter’s achievements in both the journalistic and technical fields have been well documented. I know of few journalists who adapted so well to the changing world of Reuters since the 1980s. He was also a fine, always helpful, colleague when we worked together. He was so incredibly hard-working that, sharing an office with him, I found it hard to keep pace with him. In short he gave his all for the company. Almost everything I learned about Reuters’ technical side came from him. Nick was incredibly calm as death approached. His letters to me after he learned he had not long to live were almost nonchalant. He said he had “kind of got used to the idea” of his death and that, while he didn’t like it, “when you gotta go, you gotta go.” ■