I never met @craigmaloney in person, but I wish I had.
He was one of my first follows on fedi, back when I first arrived in 2017. (As Octodonians, I think we found each other via the local timeline.) We interacted many, many times online over the years since, and those interactions were always among the best I had here, thoughtful and respectful. I looked forward to seeing him turn up in my timeline. I enjoyed reading what he had to say.
Wherever he is now, I hope it is free of pain, struggle and people who reply before reading the whole post.