Steve Parry, Reuters Sports Editor for nearly two decades, died in August at the age of 64. Parry, who was Sports Editor from 1982-2000 and a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) press commission during that time, had suffered from a respiratory illness. He died in hospital in Hemel Hempstead having attended the previous 10 Summer Olympic Games. Parry joined Reuters Sports Desk in London in 1966, subsequently being appointed Sports News Editor in 1977 and Sports Editor in 1982.
Outside work, he was an accomplished amateur actor and made the occasional fleeting television appearance after gaining his card as a member of the actors’ union Equity.
After retiring from Reuters in 2000, Parry became a consultant for the IOC. He later became a media adviser for London’s successful bid for the 2012 Olympics and then a press operations consultant for the London Games organisers. Parry was advising both the IOC and London until his untimely death. Parry is survived by his wife, Di, and their daughter, and two sons from an earlier marriage.
Abridged from an obituary written by Derek Parr