We discussed that point. I think it is silly. Like hey, “you may have known this person his whole life, but his death arbitrarily showed us how great he was. Shame on you for not realizing this while he was here. But it is great for me that the gezerah was fulfilled this way.” Really?!? And it does nothing toward actually remembering and appreciating what he was really like as a person. Let me check the Chasam Sofer.
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