Professor Randy Pausch died last Friday, July 25th, 2008 from pancreatic cancer at the age of 47.
Nearly a year ago, I watched the video of his lecture entitled "The Last Lecture: Achieving Your Childhood Dreams." It is an amazing and inspirational lecture to say the least. He had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and, expecting only 2-5 months to live, he gave this lecture with a very cheerful and lighthearted attitude.
I remember feeling like a huge dork watching this hour long lecture from start to finish, but I'm glad I did and I consider it to be an important experience in my life.