GEORGE TOWN: Veteran sports journalist Ronnie Oh (pic) has died of a lung infection at the age of 67.

       Oh – who retired in 2012 as senior writer at the Star Media Group – breathed his last at his home in Island Park at 2.40am yesterday.

       Oh, who worked at The Star for over 30 years, distinguished himself as a passionate sports writer. Oh’s father, Oh Tee Kiang, was also an editor at The Star.

       His former colleague KH Ong, 67, said Oh, who was passionate about local and foreign football, was part of a rare breed of sports journalists.

       “For almost 30 years, we teamed up well covering sports in the northern states from the 1970s to the 1990s,” he said.

       Former Star Media Group deputy chief photographer Chin Cheng Yeang, 53, said Oh was well-liked.

       “He always took care of his colleagues and other press members, be it during football coverage or other major sporting events.”

       His funeral wake is at Leng How Koe funeral parlour in Paya Terubong, while the funeral procession is planned for 11am tomorrow.