Patrick Swayze and Pavarotti are recent victims. As was Bill Hicks.
However dedicated he should remember the famous dictum of the dying, "Nobody wishes they'd spent more time in the office". He should seek the comfort of his family. He and they have my sympathy. keep to the Fen Causeway
And then there are the two French president that died right after leaving power (De Gaulle and Mitterrand). In some cases the desire to keep on doing one's main activity is what keeps one alive Un roi sans divertissement est un homme plein de misères