1. He passed in '08 of natural causes at 54. Set the life insurance to autopay. 2. "On a whim, Halpin’s wife Robyn wrote to Pete Townshend’s office to tell him

1. He passed in '08 of natural causes at 54. Set the life insurance to autopay. 2. "On a whim, Halpin’s wife Robyn wrote to Pete Townshend’s office to tell him her husband had passed away. But she was astonished when Townshend replied with a message to be read out at Halpin’s memorial. “Scott is often in my mind and always with the greatest gratitude and affection,” Townshend wrote. “He showed such youthful courage and humour standing in for Keith Moon that fateful day. Scott played so well too… He played drums brilliantly, smiled and went home… “I measure my life by great and good people I have occasionally met,” he said finally. “Scott is one of the great and good ones. I worked that out in 30 minutes. That must surely say something about the man.”" I don't know if Townshend wrote that or not but what a marvelous sentiment to convey to a widow.