I don't feel sad when somebody who has actually lived, dies. When you look at that photo- what do you see ? I was with my wife the other day, and saw a Leopard tank outside a Returned Sevicemans' Club. I said it looked beautiful - but to my wife it looked sinister. 'Beauty is in the eye of the beholder'. In that photo, the deceased was really going for it.
I am 81 and about to die, but I am happy with what I have done in my life, so thinking about death holds no problems. I know what I have achieved, and it was quite substantial.
Some of the guys who worked under me have ended up in top jiobs in defence. A lot has to do with mindset.