Allaahu Yarxam Marxuumka. He is the one of the two people in former Somali high ranking officials and celebrities that have left me with great memories. Back in late 1980s, the late Samatar came to our elementary school to give us a lecture on how Ethiopia Derg regime mercilessly bombarded students like us in Boorama fews year prior. I still remember the small, well-dressed, and soft-spoken man with the beautiful military uniform. He gave us a long lecture about nationalism, what it means to be Somali, and our responsibilities as the next generation of the nation. I will never forget that. The second celebrity that left me with a great memory was the late Axmed Xasan Cawke. Back in the mid and late 1980s there was a quiz show on the TV every week, and one day, my schoolmates and I went to the TV station to deliver that week's answer. You were supposed to mail the answer, not deliver in person. We were kids with the elementary school uniforms. Cawke came down from the upper floors to greet us, say hi to us, and take our answer. He was very respectul man. Typical Somali would have told us "Kataga meesha waryaa oo ku noqda schoolka". All the good people are gone.

I think Samatar might have even showed us pictures of the kids killed in the Derg bombardment. He was very emotional in his speech.
Here are some of the pictures of the kids:
https://www.somalinet.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=246976