Ron Sly

Ron's gentleness and decency made him stand out, especially in the Fleet St context. Gwen and I got to know him and Morag well on two short-term desk postings he had, one to New York and one in Hong Kong, the latter after he had retired and was on a round-the-world trip but was pressed into holiday relief service on the Asia Desk. They were very lively and great fun. Morag in particular had a host of colourful stories about their acting days.

In recent years when we visited them in Hertford Ron's devotion to Morag was unstinting. ■