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| Stephen Sutton: Fundraising total passes £4m mark | Stephen Sutton: Fundraising total passes £4m mark |
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| The appeal by teenage charity fundraiser Stephen Sutton has passed the £4m mark. | The appeal by teenage charity fundraiser Stephen Sutton has passed the £4m mark. |
| The news comes as hundreds of people gathered for a vigil for Stephen, who died earlier this month. | |
| The 19-year-old, from Burntwood, Staffordshire launched his appeal in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust. | The 19-year-old, from Burntwood, Staffordshire launched his appeal in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust. |
| His mother Jane said the memorial service, due to be held at Lichfield Cathedral later, would be a "celebration of his life". | His mother Jane said the memorial service, due to be held at Lichfield Cathedral later, would be a "celebration of his life". |
| The Very Reverend Adrian Dorber, dean of the cathedral, said Stephen had "lived positively on behalf of others". | The Very Reverend Adrian Dorber, dean of the cathedral, said Stephen had "lived positively on behalf of others". |
| 'Sea of yellow' | 'Sea of yellow' |
| People across Staffordshire, where Stephen lived, have been marking his life with a display of yellow ribbons. | People across Staffordshire, where Stephen lived, have been marking his life with a display of yellow ribbons. |
| Writing on his Facebook page, Mrs Sutton said: "Local shops and homes in Lichfield are responding to an appeal to 'paint the town yellow'. | Writing on his Facebook page, Mrs Sutton said: "Local shops and homes in Lichfield are responding to an appeal to 'paint the town yellow'. |
| "Our home town, Burntwood, is already covered in yellow ribbons in his memory." | "Our home town, Burntwood, is already covered in yellow ribbons in his memory." |
| She said she did not want people who came to the service to feel they had to wear black. | She said she did not want people who came to the service to feel they had to wear black. |
| "Stephen wanted to put the fun in funeral," she said. | "Stephen wanted to put the fun in funeral," she said. |
| At 18:00 BST Stephen's coffin will be taken by horse-drawn carriage to the cathedral, where it will be laid. | At 18:00 BST Stephen's coffin will be taken by horse-drawn carriage to the cathedral, where it will be laid. |
| The cathedral will remain open until midnight for people to pay their respects. | The cathedral will remain open until midnight for people to pay their respects. |
| It will reopen at 07:00 on Friday, before a public farewell ceremony at 15:00. | It will reopen at 07:00 on Friday, before a public farewell ceremony at 15:00. |
| After that, a private family funeral will take place. | After that, a private family funeral will take place. |
| Stephen was diagnosed with terminal cancer aged 15. He teenager drew up a "bucket list" of things he wanted to achieve before he died. | Stephen was diagnosed with terminal cancer aged 15. He teenager drew up a "bucket list" of things he wanted to achieve before he died. |
| This led to him completing a skydive and playing drums in front of 90,000 people before the Uefa Champions League final at Wembley. | This led to him completing a skydive and playing drums in front of 90,000 people before the Uefa Champions League final at Wembley. |
| Dean Dorber said: "Stephen lived his life at the double. He lived so positively on behalf of others. | Dean Dorber said: "Stephen lived his life at the double. He lived so positively on behalf of others. |
| "The best way of remembering him is to keep his spirit alive." | "The best way of remembering him is to keep his spirit alive." |
| Mrs Sutton has called on people to take part in a social media "thunderclap" - a message posted simultaneously on Facebook and Twitter - in memory of her son at 11:00 on Friday. | Mrs Sutton has called on people to take part in a social media "thunderclap" - a message posted simultaneously on Facebook and Twitter - in memory of her son at 11:00 on Friday. |
| Chief executive of the Teenage Cancer Trust, Siobhan Dunn, said it was "difficult to overstate" the importance of the work Stephen did in raising awareness about cancer in young people. | Chief executive of the Teenage Cancer Trust, Siobhan Dunn, said it was "difficult to overstate" the importance of the work Stephen did in raising awareness about cancer in young people. |
| "Stephen was an extraordinary young man who has had the most incredible impact on the lives of so many young people with cancer," she said. | "Stephen was an extraordinary young man who has had the most incredible impact on the lives of so many young people with cancer," she said. |
| "I think it's really important there's a public celebration of Stephen's life and I think that's exactly what he would have wanted." | "I think it's really important there's a public celebration of Stephen's life and I think that's exactly what he would have wanted." |