Local Musician Loses Battle with Cancer After Creating Benefit Concert

A musician who spent his last days raising money for cancer research died Monday, losing a 9-year battle with the disease.

Dan Stock was 37 years old.

He is survived by his wife, Angie, and 4-year-old daughter, Charlie. 

For the last 11 years, the Ravenswood resident worked as a producer and engineer at Uptown Recording. He was also a singer and guitarist in the hard rock band Bruiser and could play almost every musical instrument a person can name.  

It was music that inspired him to create a benefit for the cancer treatment center that tried to save his life.

In February, more than 250 people came to DANSTOCK, which benefited the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Stock's condition worsened leading up to the concert, but he was still able to see five bands pay tribute to the man that helped hone their sound. 

The night ended with chants of, "Dan Stock! King of Rock!"

"When you make a record with Dan, you don't just go in and record, he becomes a part of it," said Tim Frank with Band Called Catch.  

Stock and his supporters raised more than $$30,000 that night in ticket sales, raffle and an auction. 

“Some people write a check after they die,” he told Patch in January. “This is something for me that I can do now.”

Family and friends of Stock will have a private celebration of his life in both Chicago and Omaha, Nebraska, where the family is from. 

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To help the family: 

Donate to an education fund for Stock's daughter Charlie by sending checks in her name to TargetCom, 444 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 3300.

Contributions in the musician's memory can also be sent to Rainbow Hospice, 1550 Bishop Ct.