Brian worked in the Nuclear Power industry as a mechanical engineer from 1964 to 1993, firstly at Whetstone, Leics, and from 1986 at Knutsford, Cheshire. He took early retirement in 1993 due to a major reorganisation in the nuclear industry. Brian was diagnosed with prostate cancer in late 2000, and subsequently underwent radiotherapy treatment at Christies Hospital in Manchester in early 2001. Around that time he joined the North of England Prostate Cancer Support group based in Cheadle Hulme and gained much assurance about his condition and optimism for the future from the meetings. He relocated back to Leicestershire in 2004 with his wife, Sheila, to be nearer family, and became a member of PCSA (CE). He became a trustee and group Treasurer in 2005, and played an active role in setting up our Awareness Events. He became Chairman of the Association in 2014.
Brian Cooley, Deceased Feb 2025