Also, a friend died of cancer a few years ago and a few of us still wish him a happy birthday every year - I think his wife keeps the Facebook account active to allow this.
He was a legend - blind, but built an MG from parts he bought online. Another friend took it through its MOT, and I took him out for a drive 2 weeks before he died. I was actually supposed to drive the V8 he built, but it had a fuel leak and we had to take the other out.