Colin Stokes RIP

We are sad to hear the passing of founder of The Prostate Project Colin Stokes last week, who we have worked with for many years. Colin Stokes established the Prostate Project in 1998 with his consultant urological surgeon, Mr John Davies, after Colin was diagnosed with prostate cancer at the age of 58. With his background working at Unilever and running his own consultancy company, Colin worked tirelessly as a volunteer Chairman for 21 years, overseeing the establishment of the oncology research team at the University of Surrey and building the Stokes Centre for Urology at the Royal Surrey County Hospital. Having retired as Chair in 2020, Colin continued to support the charity through his role as Ambassador, reaching out to the local community through talks, presentations and interviews. Colin was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Surrey and an MBE for services to cancer patients. I enjoyed catching up with him at the Paul Jones and Friends concert in January at G-Live.

Colin (pictured right) receiving a cheque for Paul Jones, Tom Jones, Eric Clapton, Van Morrison and myself.