The board of directors of Stroud Resources Ltd. is deeply saddened to announced the sudden passing of its founder and Chief Executive Officer, George E. Coburn. Mr. Coburn founded Stroud in 1983 and led the company in the acquisition and exploration of its Hislop and Leckie gold properties in Ontario and Santo Domingo silver-gold project in Mexico, establishing a resource at Hislop and a significant mineral resource at Santo Domingo.