Many of you will have met and been entertained online and offline by this most remarkable man. He has been a stalwart of the BBs since ESI days and always brought a sense of humour and fairness to all his postings. To meet him in the flesh was a remarkable experience, you couldnt but smile at his wayward antics and fun of life. Some of our Xmas lunches have been MG Days with his penchant for wearing thongs on the outside of his clothes plus many other memorable and not repeatable antics.

Despite the fun side of life he was a very strong family man, a very good businessman and an adviser to local governments on regeneration.

He will be sorely missed by me as a personal friend and fun golfer, but mainly as one of the most honest and fun contributors to the BBs I have been involved in.

This is from his family

Dear all
We are sorry to contact you all like this with this news, but it is with great sadness that we have to inform you that Malcolm passed away just before 7.30 yesterday evening in the Queen Elizabeth hospital in Birmingham. We are sure that you are all aware that Malcolm was battling prostate cancer and his decline in the last few days was rapid and shocking. He was admitted to the QE on Friday with very low platelet and haemoglobin levels. It quickly became apparent that the cancer had spread to his liver and on Monday morning his kidney function also deteriorated rapidly. He spent yesterday drifting in and out of consciousness but was aware that we were all with him. He seemed to spend much of this time in a better place and was talking about being in Wales (the scene of many a happy family holiday).

Malcolm has clearly been planning for this time though it came so much sooner than any of us could have imagined. He has left clear instructions outlining his wishes when the inevitable has happened and he had set up this group email for us to contact you all. We hope that many of you will by now have heard in a more personal way and are sorry if this email is the first that you have heard of this. We will obviously be in touch with details of Malcolms funeral when these arrangements have been made.

With much love and best wishes,
Julie, Rachel and Matthew"

I was not aware that MG was not in good health, and only at the weekend i was thinking that I had not heard from him for some time, and then today's news.
My condolences to all his family

I didn't have the pleasure of meeting him... I will miss him on the BBs...
a better place... its a lovely expression, I pray he has as much fun there. My condolances to his family and friends.

SM

Sad news.
Never met Malcolm but he'll be missed on this BB.
TT

This has come as a bit of a shock to me too. I had no idea.

I believe I first met Malcolm at the Harrogate bash in 2003. Once met, never forgotten, a really great chap. And how great of him to think of us after "the inevitable".

My sincere sympathies to his family.

Derek

Partnered MG on the Moneyam golf day in Derbyshire. We didn't win, but we had a good laugh!
My condolences to his family.
Rod

What sad news, another man i never met, enjoyed a lot of banter by e.mail on (some company i cant remember the name of, but Luke roberts was involved???)
Rest in peace MG, you were loved by many...

What shocking news.

I greatly enjoyed Malcolm's company whilst trading the USA about 5 years ago, many of his post were hilarious, and sharing a few beers with him at a Christmas party was even more amusing!

What a terribly sad loss - my condolences to his family.

Roger

So sorry to hear of this.

I have fond memories of MG hiding behind his settee after taking postions on the DJI.

He looks so young in the photos above.


Condolences to his family and friends.


JC

Blimey, Dailos - and I thought my memory was shot this last year.

DKU - it was Luke Johnson ;)

So shocked. Strange for me to look in today, I just can't believe it. I was a newer friend of Malcolms, finding out he was ill when he 'went missing' at that xmas do. He emailed me the next day to apologise with his wit that it hadnt been my company!! and joking about his 'hot flush'. Incredible. My dad at 58 had just been diagnosed with the same thing and he was so thoughtful in explaining his own treatment and what was happening to him, to help me. we compared notes at what stages both were at but if I left it too long between posts I was always hesitant to get in touch. The final suddeness has shocked and obviously frightened me. My sincere condolences to his family. Rest in peace, you lovely lovely supportive and hilarious man you. x

I am so shocked.. Dear MG.. He was so supportive of me with my breast cancer. What fun he was... will never forget the humour , smile and generosity of spirit.
Rest in peace XXX

My condolences to all his family

Very sad to hear another person leave us. MG was a real character and well liked. Had many a beer with him and a fair bit of golf. Very sad to hear he has gone.

Mike, you have email.

pth; Got it and replied. What a fantastic and appropriate idea.

M

I'm absolutely mortified. This news has brought tears to my eyes immediately.

Met (and drank) with him at Xmas bashes and still have the Bull/bear tie I convinced him to sell me at the first one I attended. Brilliant humour and a lovely guy. No poster will ever forget the thong thing. ;-)))

Feel so sad for those who'll miss him most.

Life just ain't fair, is it?

Al

I laughed so much at his comments when he was playing the indices

will not forget him

Very very sad, MG was great fun and made MAM and other places a fun place to be.

Condolences to his family.

I was thinking only last week that I hadn't seen the MOTU post for a long time. Really nice bloke and very sad news

Malcolm

Feel no guilt in laughter;
He will know how much you care.
Feel no sorrow in a smile
That hes not here to share.

You cannot grieve forever;
He would not want you to.
Hed hope that you would carry on
The way you always do.

Yes, talk about the good times,
The fun, some stocks you picked,
The times you spent together,
Camaraderie and a wayward antic.

Let his memories surround you.
A word someone may say
Will suddenly recapture
A time, an hour, a day

That brings him back as clearly
As though, he were still here.
And fills you with the feelings
That he might just well be near.

For, if you keep such moments,
You will never be apart.
And this good friend will live forever,
Locked safe within your heart.

RIP Sir.