Stuart Holt

14 November 1934 - 23 August 2017

STUART WILLIAM JOHN HOLT sadly passed away peacefully on 23 August after a short illness. Stuart, from East Sussex, was born on 14 November 1934 and joined the Royal Engineers at the age of 18. In 1997, at the age of 62, Stuart lost both his legs below the knee after contracting meningitis and septicaemia. Shortly afterwards, he began fundraising and volunteering for a number of charities, which led to his involvement in Coasting Together, a user group for amputees and wheelchair users at the Sussex Rehabilitation Centre. In 2014, Stuart became the Chairman of the Limbless Association and was invited to join the Westminster Cross Party Limb Loss Group.