My condolences to the friends and family of Mr Kouri. I don't mean to hijack this discussion, but this could be a cue for somebody to visit the culture of deal

My condolences to the friends and family of Mr Kouri. I don't mean to hijack this discussion, but this could be a cue for somebody to visit the culture of dealing with a loss within the developer community. I would really like to hear the thoughts of a professional on this. I have witnessed one case where people completely ignored the loss and chose to forget that the person ever was there; or at least that is what I thought was happening. Is this what happens in all workplaces? How healthy/sane is such a reaction or lack thereof?