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 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.

MG brought a lot of fun to a lot of people - always exhuberent, optimistic, quick witted and with his huge grin and sparkling eyes - his joie de vivre was infectious and I'll remember him not only as a friend but as great company and the life and soul of any gathering.

The 'Christmas Tree up my ****' episode was a classic - as was his fairy costume to the xmas dinner that year.

We'll miss you Malcolm. And, in a strange way, we'll even miss those AIM recruitment company crappy tips!

Heartfelt condolences to Malcolm's family who were lucky enough to have spent so much more time with him than we ever could - you've lost a great guy.

G

MG.

I am sorry to hear of your death at such a young age. We met only briefly on two occasions. On the last meeting you and Martini teased me gently in a friendly way.

We didnt talk for long, but when we parted, I hoped that we would meet again and have a longer chat, unfortunately that is not to be.
Condolences to your wife and family. I wish them all that is good for them.

oh I loved that man. We had such fun times via mam, when trading the dow was supported by a strong thread. I never met him but him and his baltis and thongs lightened my day. Rest in peace mg

so sorry. Thoughts with your family.
RIP

Very sorry to hear this news.

Heartfelt condolences to Malcolm's family.

Oh dear, what a shock.

I have not been on the boards for the last few days, it was too depressing and
now this. I met MG once (one of the xmas dinners years ago) and certainly was impossible to forget.

Condolences to Malcolm's family ..............

I am very sorry to hear of this very sad news.

I spoke to Martini a few days ago about Malcolm, but even though I knew the name, in my senile mind, I couldn't put a face to the name.

Now that I have seen the photos, i am staggered to find out who it is. Malcolm was a real character, real laugh a minute and could be an absolute nutter at times. I have known him from past functions for many years now and am truly sorry for his family at this very sad news.

RIP.

Very sad news.

My sincere condolences to his family.

You know, I was thinking the other day, MG was probably one of the funniest guys I ever met.

The phrase "Joie de Vivre" was made for him.


Just thought I'd share that with you all.

Sorry to hear.

Terribly sad news, very sorry to hear this, my thoughts and condolences to the family.

God Bless!

Martini and I will be going to the funeral tomorrow. I know Martini is printing off this thread and collating it to give to the family.


Mike

Times like these it can be hard to remember the right things at the right time.
And, after a close friend of ours lost her husband in a motorbike accident, the last thing I ever thought was that I'd be remembering Malcolm's words, some four years later, for his own funeral.

Sad stuff
Funerals are very important events that we humans have got down to a
fine art. What's important is that we have an opportunity to be both sad
and happy. One without the other is not useful - it's why the Irish and
their wakes are so good. It's an opportunity to recall all those really,
really good things that you and the person who has passed away have had
together. They will be those remembered things that you can see, hear
and feel when you come to think of them.

Staying sad is not a good thing to do - for you or your friend. How you
"manage" the shift from one "state" to the other - personally, and when
you are helping your friend - will be something you both will feel good
about. It's something to do with closure and renewal - you can be the
"guide" to help her see, hear and feel all those good memories. Feeling
happy - even on a day like this - is OK - honest;)

I know you'll do it well - and you'll help your friend through to what's
next for her.

I am in no doubt that Malcolm will have primed his loved ones to do the same for one another, and my thoughts are with them.

Gausie, Martini, Pinsticker and I all attended MG's funeral today. It was a very moving experience and it was very clear MG was just the same at home and work as he was on the BB and out with us all.

Martini kindly printed off this thread and made it into a small book which he gave to MG's wife and son in law. There was a wry smile from both of them when they saw the photos.

A once in a life time character: who will ever forget his attendance at Xmas bashes, his outing to a certain Stratford event , and then of course his posts full of humour and self deprivation. His individual style of trading the Dow and Forex, most of which was done hiding behind the sofa .Then of course there was Maggie Bunton, his ex girlfriend who stalked him on the BB's.

Martini and I will try and pick out some of his more classic BB postings from over the years. If you have a favourite please do post them .

You might like to start with this one:

mg - 26 May 2004 22:08
I have been away for a couple of days and received a call from Martin a couple of hours ago. This was not the Martin I usually have great fun with. I was confused and concerned - and then he dropped the bombshell.

Like Martin I used to go over to Dave's shop in Dudley - we'de put the world to rights, discuss what this that or the other stock could/should be doing, drink tea, have a laugh. We both posted a bit.

Dave moved on, sold the shop, became more and more devoted and committed to analysis of the market. He decided to share the stuff he was learning with his 'mates' on the BBs. He didn't need to - but he loved doing it. His knowledge and insight into market activity deepened - he discovered, for himself - by incredible observation - a new world of bots, piranhas, blobs etc etc - which he could have easily kept to and profited from himself. He decided to share that with his 'mates' on the BBs.

Not only was Dave a truly special trader he was also a very special human being - and I am truly, truly sad that I didn't make that 'phone call or last cup of tea in the last couple of weeks.

But I know there'll be one waiting for me when I next see him ........

Malcolm

All my love to Rachel, Marie and all those who will always be close to him - he will always be with us - in spirit if not in body.


I guess Croc's kettle must be boiling fit to bust.

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