Today is the 11th anniversary of De's passing.
I don't think I can find fitting words for the subject, so I instead encourage you to go and read
this entry at Kristine Smith's blog, about her memories of the last few hours with De and her thoughts and feelings on his passing. It's an extremely sad post, but also an incredibly respectful and positive memory of De and his influence on the world.
"He isn't really dead, you know, as long as we remember him."