It is with deep regret I have to inform everyone that Dave Anderson(Crocodile) sadly passed away last night in his sleep.


This is a complete shock to all his family and friends, therefore can I ask everyone to respect their privacy and not phone his home etc.


David was the most likable and open person I have ever met and a huge friend of mine and MoneyAMs.

Whatever I post will never come near doing justice to this great man, so I will simply stop here.


Mike


20.13 I have had a few brief conversations with David's family today. Despite all that has happened they have managed to briefly log onto MoneyAm and seen the numerous postings. I know they are moved by the response. The family are in the process of organising David's funeral but matters are slightly complicated with the Bank Holiday weekend. I will post more in due course when I have some more information.

26 May :I have received many many e-mails with offers of help and offers of sympathy. Many thanks for all these and apologises if I have not been able to reply but I will get round to it. I will also make sure those that have asked me to pass on any messages to Davids family get sent on.

In the meantime I know many of you are wondering what happened. At this stage it is not for me to go into details but suffice to say it is of a natural cause and totally unexpected.

David had withdrawn a little from the site over the last few weeks as he felt he wanted to devote more time to looking after Maria who is very poorly. Although he did not post much in the day I do know he was constantly logging on. He still continued to burn the midnight oil to create each day traders thread and he would spend about 15 hours each weekend creating the Weekend/Monday thread.

16.34 26/May Have come off the phone from Rachel(David's daughter). Today is not an easy day for the family, I think they were so busy yesterday that today has been harder as it has had time to sink in. We talked about Funeral arrangements and Rachel mentioned that they could not book anything yet but will let me know as soon as possible. She mentioned once again about all the postings which they have been busy reading and thank everyone for all the kind words and thoughts. They will arrange a public funeral as they know a lot of people would like to attend.

A message from David's Family:(posted on David's website Snappytrader.com)

David "Crocodile" Anderson.
7/5/1952 - 25/05/2004

It is with great sadness we announce that David died suddenly & unexpectedly on the 25th of May, 2004. We are greatly humbled by the outpouring of support both by phone & on the web from all the people that David's life touched. We are truely greatful for all your support at this very difficult time.

In lieu of flowers, the family request that you make a donation to worthwhile cause that has touched our families life: Please send any donations marked:

Donation to: Georgina Ward
The Dudley Group of Hospitals NHS Trust
Trust Headquarters,
C Block, Russells Hall Hospital,
Pensnett Road,
Dudley, West Midland,
DY1 2HQ
Please makes cheques out to "Dudley Group of Hospitals NHS Trust"

At this time the date for a funeral is uncertain, we will update this site as soon as possible with more infomation.

We are at this stage sorting through david's affairs. If you have booked for an upcoming course, please be assured we will forward you a refund as soon as possible.

Thank you for all your love and support,

David's Family.

Funeral Arrangements


David's Funeral service will be held at St Benedict Biscop Church, Wombourne MAP on Friday the 4th of June at 1pm, followed by burial at Gornal Wood Cemetery. MAP

There will be a wake afterwards at The Vine Public House Wombourne (this is a few doors down from the church above). Friends old & new are most welcome.

David's Family.

Gone from us but not forgotten.

Fond memories.

13 years, eh? Time flies!

Yes. I remember David fondly. He was such a very nice bloke.

Sorry ExecLine but I make that 13 years, and yes he was a nice guy, I first met him at an InfoTrade (or Etrade) do up London, that's going back a few years as well.

Cant believe its now 13 years :-(

Time indeed flies. Undoubtedly one of the nicest and most generous people you could meet.

Thought I would remember crocodile once more before the BB closes. Hey Mike I still tell the story of “3 crocodiles and a funeral” RIP

He helped me fix my computer once and gave me some invaluable advice at the same time .... 'stop kicking it when it makes funny noises as it really won't fix the problem'.

If your up there reading this croc , I took your advice and just thump it these days.

RIP croc and MAM

Although I did not know him well I had the pleasure of meeting croc about half a dozen times. Even in those brief few meetings he made an impression on me. His contribution to MAM and the investor community in general as shown on this thread is immense.

I've attached a photo of David below. David passed in May 2004 and my best guess is this was taken in early 2004 (possibly very late 2003). David is third from the left. May he never be forgotten.

E*Trade, are they still going?

I wish I had known him, he was obviously one of a rare breed of decent human beings! I would have taken note of his advice 'stop kicking it when it makes funny noises as it really won't fix the problem', had I done so my computer would not be broken nor my toes!😃

E*Trade (who are a US broker) withdrew from the UK after the 2008 financial crisis. Their product in the UK was white label Saxo so it didn't make much difference. I used Saxo until just a few months ago for CFD's

Thanks CC.

Met David a few times at his home,the last time i think it was just a few months before we heard the tragic news Croc RIP.

Great man.

No more words required.

Like many others I enjoyed meeting Croc and learned from him. Another gent who helped me but whom I did not meet in person was you, Big Al. It was always good to hear from you, thank you, I shall miss MAM

Bought my first digital camera on a recommendation from Croc.
Somehow trusted his judgement over all the others.

Hope your doing fine, Jean. I doubt I could ever have helped as much as David helped so many, but thanks.

MB I think it was a few weeks before his passing as if I remember correctly, it was when met you at his home.

I have many fond memories as he was such a lovely person.

Sorely missed. What an amazing gent. I was lucky to have gone into business with him for a short time (TraderPC), we had some fun!

Quite a few of us BB'ers were able to attend his funeral and we left a very apt flower tribute from all the MoneyAM Bb'ers.

But as with everything to do with Dave, life was not simple but always amusing, catch me or Martini over a beer one day and we will tell you a yarn or two about the funeral :-)