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"

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.

Front page of the order of service.

mg - if you have an internet terminal up there, a question has come up on the MDX thread for which we could definately use your expertise.

Thongs and pineapples - right up mg's street that one. ;-))))))))

A Thank you from Malcolm's family.

Dear All

As you know Malcolm Green passed away on 7th Oct 2008. The family would like to take this opportunity to thank you all very much for your kind thoughts and wishes and generous donations. We have received many, many cards and e-mails paying tribute to Malcolm and recalling memories of him. Whilst too numerous to recount, the following give a flavour of their content and of the high regard in which Malcolm was held by so many:

Malcolm found entertainment around every corner, and touched many of us with his infectious enjoyment in the very act of living

True friends like Mal, if you are really lucky, enter and touch your life like he did

I honestly believe I am a better person for knowing him. A great guy and a cool dude

He was a lovely man and an inspiring colleague

I always enjoyed his smile and way with words

He was a font of all knowledge, experience and good advice but most especially he was great fun and despite his obvious discomfort and pain always had a smile on his face and a twinkle in his eye

He was always a leader and not a follower

He was a lovely man, very supportive and had huge respect from all who worked with him.

etc etc

We will keep and cherish all of them.

Monies raised in Malcolms memory were distributed to St Marys Hospice (585.50p in total) and The Prostate Cancer Charity (700.50p in total). As a family we are hoping to place a bench in his memory on the Pembrokeshire Coast Path near Caerfai, St Davids a place Malcolm loved. He left instructions for his ashes to be scattered at Caerfai Bay, a place where we had many happy holidays. We are hoping to do this sometime in the summer. A friend of his is planting a tree in his memory and another friend has given a rose tree to each of us in his memory.

In addition, MEL Research (on Aston Science Park) has established the Malcolm Green Memorial Fund to support small scale projects in the field of Community-based regeneration. Malcolm became a founding director of the re-launched research and consultancy practice MEL Research in 1994, and played a key role in successful development of the business over the ensuing 14 years. In recognition of his important contributions, the Companys Board of Directors resolved in Nov 2008 to make a founding donation towards the establishment of a Memorial Fund to continue to support the purpose and causes which Malcolm championed throughout his life Urban Regeneration.

The Fund will be launched on Malcolms birthday, 28th January 2009. For further details http://www.m-e-l.co.uk/

Finally, Matthew (his son) and some of his friends are taking part in the Real Man Football Tournament on 14th March 2009 at Goals in Wembley. This is in aid of prostate cancer and in memory of his Dad. For further information on how to sponsor him please log onto www.justgiving.co.uk/mattsjgreen

Thanks once again for all of your generous thoughts, wishes and contributions. It is reassuring to all of us to know that Malcolm touched so many peoples lives so deeply.

With best wishes,

Julie, Rachel and Matthew

What a lovely email from the family. Still keep thinking of his smiley face, his antics and his BB wit!

Hey Malcomb still not forgotten. Kicking this thread up the listings for one last time. I still ache from the laughter and loss.. RIP dear friend.

I forgot to mention that a few years back I bought a 1955 MG 1.5 T series and christened it Malcomb in MGs memory. So on bright summer days with the soft top down Malcomb and I go for a spin through the English country side.

My goodness. I smile just thinking of him right now. :-)))

He was a legend