It was interesting to hear on NPR that Scalia was a close friend of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a notorious liberal on the Supreme Court. NPR reporter Nina Totenberg gave an interesting assessment of Scalia that showed both negative and positive sides of Scalia:

http://www.npr.org/2016/02/13/140647230/justice-antonin-scalia-known-for-biting-dissents-dies-at-79

So, now President Obama has an opportunity to appoint a Supreme Court Justice. The Republican Senate may be reluctant to confirm an Obama appointee. But on the other side, Obama may appoint a moderate likely to win Senate approval; and next election may give us a Democratic President and Senate who would be likely to appoint somebody far more liberal.
So, it will be interesting to see what happens. May Justice Scalia rest in peace. It's clear that he represented his perspective well.

-Joe-