Son of Thomson Reuters CEO James Smith dies suddenly

His son Sawyer, 22, died on Monday evening in Norwalk, Connecticut, where he was a student at Norwalk Community College.

The company’s chief people officer Peter Warwick told employees that the death was sudden and unexpected.

A report in The Ridgefield Press in Ridgefield, Connecticut quoted a spokeswoman at the state medical examiner’s office saying “Cause of death at this time is pending further studies.” A toxicology report had been sought and it would probably be six to eight weeks before the results were returned.

Another son, Patrick, died of a bacterial infection during a family holiday in Spain in 2011.

James Smith and his first wife Tammy have three other children - Sawyer’s older brothers Adam and Eric and his twin brother Lucas. ■