Randy Pausch

A few months ago, I got a forward email about Randy Pausch, a professor of Computer Science in Carnegie Mellon University. In 2006, he's diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. A year later, the cancer had spread and he was told in August 2007 to have just three to six months of good health. Most of us would slip into a deep depression, but Randy used the experience as teaching material. He delivered his "Last Lecture" titled "Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams" in front of an audience of 400 people at CMU on September 18, 2007, and it's been viewed by millions.

On July 25, 2008, Randy died.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji5_MqicxSo