Dickie Beeston, Telegraph foreign correspondent, friend of Kim Philby and father of Rick Beeston, has died aged 88, outliving his son by a couple of years.
I was privileged to know both. Dickie spent some of the latter years of his distinguished career as a sometime night news editor on the Time foreign desk, while his son was cutting his teeth as a reporter elsewhere in the building.
The Telegraph and Times obituaries do a far better job than Gameoldgirl ever could in characterising Beeston père, so I merely offer this pair of pictures, which show the esteem with which Rick - an equally distinguished roving reporter who went on to become Times foreign editor - regarded his father.
If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, there can be no greater tribute than this:
I was privileged to know both. Dickie spent some of the latter years of his distinguished career as a sometime night news editor on the Time foreign desk, while his son was cutting his teeth as a reporter elsewhere in the building.
The Telegraph and Times obituaries do a far better job than Gameoldgirl ever could in characterising Beeston père, so I merely offer this pair of pictures, which show the esteem with which Rick - an equally distinguished roving reporter who went on to become Times foreign editor - regarded his father.
If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, there can be no greater tribute than this:
And here are some examples of their writing.
Update 08-03-15: I am indebted to my former colleague Denis O'Donoghue for pointing me in the direction of this affectionate obituary from the Washington Post.
Update 08-03-15: I am indebted to my former colleague Denis O'Donoghue for pointing me in the direction of this affectionate obituary from the Washington Post.
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