Funeral of Patrick Massey

Among more than 80 mourners at Beckenham Crematorium in Kent were 23 colleagues of Massey’s during his hey-day as a top editorial operator - correspondent, bureau chief and editor.

Eulogies were delivered by Barry May and by David Lennon, formerly of the Financial Times, who knew Massey from the days when he was bureau chief in Israel.

Massey died in hospital on 17 March, two days after his 81st birthday.

He was mourned by his widow, Helen, son Bryan, daughter Shauna and other family members, as well as Allan Barker, John Bartram, Nick Carter, Sandy Critchley, François Duriaud, Geoff Flynn, John Freeman, Peter Gregson, Mike Hughes, Paul Iredale, Colin McIntyre, Nick Moore, Dave Nicholson, Ibrahim Noori, Rick Norsworthy, Rodney Pinder, Gerry Ratzin, John Rogers, Bill Saltmarsh, Peter Seymour, Paul Smurthwaite and Tony Winning. ■