Personal Life, Illness and Death
Bob Holness gave his support to many charities, including the children's charities Teenage Cancer Trust, Young People's Trust for the Environment and National Children's Home (now Action for Children), of which he was vice-President from 1994. . These were among the approximately 30 charities that he supported.
On 24 November 2002, Holness suffered a major stroke, following which a brain scan revealed he had previously suffered a number of transient ischaemic attacks over several years. He also suffered from hearing loss, and began to use a hearing aid in 2003. He was diagnosed with coeliac disease in 2005. In the last few years of his life he suffered from vascular dementia and lived in a nursing home.
His family announced on 6 January 2012 that he had died that day, in his sleep, aged 83. He is survived by his wife Mary, as well as their three children, Carol, Ros and Jon, and seven grandchildren; Sam, Tom, Arthur, Theo, Rylan, Cassian and Lily.
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