A YOUNG teacher tragically died this weekend after he was rushed to hospital for emergency surgery on a previously undiagnosed brain tumour.

Jeremy Suter, 23, was rushed to emergency surgery after doctors discovered the brain tumour, but sadly the swelling was already too great, his colleagues have said.

Mr Suter had only just began his teaching career at Dr Challoner’s Grammar School and was taken to hospital is Huddersfield on Friday, October 10, following a family gathering.

The Geography teacher, who has also been described as a very promising cricketer and was a former student at the school, in Amersham, sadly passed away on Sunday, October 12.

Headmaster Mark Fenton has led the tributes to the teacher and admitted the school are in a state of shock.

In a letter to parents he said: “The sudden loss of such a young teacher, colleague and friend at the start of his career will be very hard for all of us to bear; perhaps in some ways even more so because many of the staff also knew Jeremy very well during his time as a student.

“Tragic events such as this, while testing us severely, have the capacity to bring us closer together.

“When similar tragedy has struck in the past, I have been very proud of the way people at Challoner’s come together to support each other and to remember the person we have lost.

“That speaks volumes for strength of the close-knit community we enjoy. It’s when things get tough like this that your mettle is really tested and you learn things about yourself that you might not otherwise have discovered.

“Such a tragic turn of events also gives us pause to reflect on the fragile nature of life. It’s very easy for any of us to fall into thinking that we’ll all live until we’re old.

“But when we’re pulled up short by a shocking event like this, it serves to remind us that life can be abruptly taken away and it heightens our awareness of the need to make the most of the time we have.

“Mr Suter has been snatched away aged just 23; but he certainly set us a great example of how to get the most out of even a short life.”

It is believed the 23-year-old had a passion for cricket and after playing for the Beaconsfield Colt side, he was also a regular member of the Beaconsfield first XI.

A book of remembrance has now been opened at the school for students and colleagues to record their memories of Mr Suter.

Tributes are now being paid to Mr Suter on social media. Click here for more.