It's a bit weird to say "Welp, I've done a lot, all done now - never going to come back into the fray." because it can be often followed with, "Wait what's tha

It's a bit weird to say "Welp, I've done a lot, all done now - never going to come back into the fray." because it can be often followed with, "Wait what's that? You need help suddenly!? Well, here i come!" So it's unclear when to really dig into someone's accomplishments and share the interesting bits, that's why so many such investigations happen after death. I've always personally viewed obituaries of interesting people as more of a "Hey, here's some really interesting stuff you may have forgotten or may not have lived through" as a sort of starting point to dig a bit deeper into the interesting things - than a memorial, I'm sure the family and close friends appreciate the article highlighting his public history, but for most folks it only serves as a knowledge gateway.