Dr Anthony "Tony" Pruss

Published on 07/05/2020

OBITUARY DR. ANTHONY ("TONY") PRUSS Passed away on April 10th 2020 after a long and heroic battle against cancer. Tony was born September 8th 1946 in Islington, London. His father, Dr. Sidney ("Michael") Pruss, was a General Practitioner in Ilford having served in WWII in the Royal Army Medical Corps. His mother Dorothy (nee) Ewen, was a nurse. The eldest of four children, Tony was educated at Chigwell School in Essex, where in later life he became a Governor. Leaving at 18 to follow in his fathers footsteps to train at the London Hospital, Whitechapel, in Medicine, he qualified as a doctor in 1970 graduating also with a First Class Degree in Biochemistry. It was here that he met his wife Rosemary ("Mary") (nee) Quinn whom he married in 1972. After two years working in hospitals, he joined the Practice of Dr. H. W. Martin — in Green Lane, Goodmayes - and within a few years became the Senior Partner. He went on to run a highly successful and busy GP Surgery there, combining this work with a burgeoning career in forensic medicine, ultimately being appointed the Senior Forensic Medical Examiner for the North-East London area of the Metropolitan Police. Tony retired in 2007 and moved with Mary to Lymington, Hampshire, a place where they had previously enjoyed many good family holidays. He continued to pursue his hobbies of golf and sailing, while also allowing himself the time to be a devoted member of the community — supporting two local schools as Governor, being an enthusiastic and active Rotarian and also volunteering for the New Forest Hospital Radio. Tony was also a Child Bereavement Counsellor for Great Ormond Street Hospital, which he started doing following the death of his younger son Timothy in a tragic accident in 2005. It was soon after this event that he established the Tim Pruss Memorial School in south India together with Mary, Chigwell School and a group of friends from the Bede Griffiths Charitable Trust. Tony made his final visit to the school in November 2019, alongside Mary and their elder son, Michael, and a small group of Rotarians and friends. The school continues to thrive and prosper. An avid reader and aficionado of WWII History, Tony also loved classical music, opera and film and was on the Committee of Lymington Film Society. His passion for travel and culture took him to countries all over the world but nowhere was he more happy than in Lymington. Until recently, he loved walking with Mary in the beautiful New Forest countryside. He is survived by his wife Mary, his elder son Michael — who is a film producer in Hollywood for Sir Ridley Scott —his daughter-in-law Hilary and two granddaughters, Lucy and Juliette. In lieu of flowers, donations in his name to the Bede Griffiths Charitable Trust would be graciously appreciated. https Suk.virginmoney giving. com/charity-web/charity/finalCharityHomepage. action?charityId= 1010616

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