Be there, gnu. One will inevitably measure their life at this time. That is when it will become crystal clear to your friend that, in the end, our life has worth in the friends we have accumulated and the help we have offered others. As the time draws near for him to make the passage, seeing those that will miss him is what will help him to be peaceful.

I love your attitude of "it's his life" and, if I may add to it, it is his death as well.

Mick