I think that if you never met the person or somehow belonged to his circle it doesn't make a whole lot of sense to comment. Sure we all have to die someday and leave everything behind. I saw the link to Mike's Facebook page so I looked it over. And when I saw his reference to smoking causing his cancer and all the reforms in lifetstyle he was making, that made me really sad. Thus my plea to the smokers among our members. I think Mike would have approved because he mentioned that he had so much to keep living for, and so do we all--our families, friends, community, and passions, including our plants and trees.
On the other hand, a weird off-the-wall comment doesn't bother me as much as it does some of you guys.