Damn its been a year already? I was thinking of him the other day. I miss him. I used to talk to him all the time. I wonder how is son is doing these days. The kid had made some bad decisions (not major ones) and was getting his stuff back together when Mal passed away. I hope his family is doing well.
I never knew him personally. He gave me a warning once, in the lounge of all places, that was complete bullshit. He seemed like a pretty good guy from what I knew and what everyone says about him.
I never interacted with him at all -- I don't believe I've even seen so much as one of his posts. But I can say this -- from what everyone else has said about him, here and in the thread Tamar linked to in the OP, I wish I had.