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* Malcolm Twigg in his Llangollen male Voice Choir blazer.
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Mal grew up in the valleys of South Wales where
he was looked after as a child by the grandmother he always spoke very highly
of.
They lived in a converted railway carriage. Mal
was sent as a young boy to Aberfan during the terrible disaster of the mud
slide in 1966 to help serve hot drinks to the people working non-stop on searching.
As he grew up he turned into a very promising
rugby player playing at a high level until a typical shoulder injury put a stop
to his career.
In his early 20s Mal was involved in a head-on
collision with a lorry in which he was very lucky to survive.
He lost the sight in one eye, and was in
hospital for a few months with spinal and head injuries.
Mal met his partner Jan in Llanelli, the town
where they ended up living.
It was Jan’s dream to return to Llangollen with
Mal to show him around the town where her grandmother and mother had lived.
During this short break away from Llanelli Mal
and Jan were standing outside the house in Princess Street where Jan’s family
had once lived. They began talking to the current owner who told them it was
available to rent and they moved to Llangollen almost straight away.
Mal loved the scenes Llan has to offer and will
be remembered by many for posting so many of his pictures on the Llangollen
Facebook page.
He enjoyed his walks in the fresh air along the
river, took great pride in his flowers and loved to feed the birds. His bird
table was never empty.
His biggest passion was Llangollen Male Voice Choir,
which he worked very hard to promote, advertise and grow, winning respect and some
great friendships along the way. His work and passion for the choir will be
missed greatly.
Mal was a man with a heart of gold who would do
anything for anyone. He stood strongly by his word.
His final post on the Llangollen Facebook page
was: "What a beautiful town we live in."
He will be greatly missed by family members Jan,
Ricky, Thom, and Dave Rutherford.
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