More can be found by searching for "passed away", such as the main thread about Steve Jobs: https://hn.algolia.com/?query=passed%20away&sort=byPopularity&prefi

More can be found by searching for "passed away", such as the main thread about Steve Jobs: https://hn.algolia.com/?query=passed%20away&sort=byPopularity&prefix&page=0&dateRange=all&type=story https://hn.algolia.com/?query=passed%20away&sort=byPopularit... The obituary post for Stephen Hawking was the HN story with the highest number of points ever (6015).