I've just been thinking. Would it be a good idea to have an obituary section for monks that have sadly passed away? People could be encouraged to keep an address so that relatives would know where to send details of the death. Perlmonks could send on sympathy cards and place a positive obituary detailing interesting nodes etc. Perhaps even representatives could be sent to funerals etc.
I'm not suggesting that people have access to addresses. The family would have to contact Perlmonks and so the family would need a PerlMonks address or email details.