pɹˈɛstwɪtʃ dˈaɪd ˌɔn sˈɪkstiːn dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ɪlˈɛvən fˈɑːloʊɪŋ sˈɜːdʒɚɹi tə ɹᵻmˈuːv ɐ bɹˈeɪn tˈuːmɚ, tˈuː mˈʌnθs bᵻfˌoːɹ hɪz fˈɪfti sˈɛvənθ bˈɜːθdeɪ.
Prestwich died on 16 January 2011 following surgery to remove a brain tumour, two months before his 57th birthday.