<p>I'll get the ball rolling with my own view on this matter.  In the event that we can confirm the death of a user (particularly a user who has made a substantial contribution to the site), I am happy for another user to take the initiative and contact SE to seek an amendment to the user profile.  (For anonymous accounts I think we should not do this, since we should respect the user's desire to remain anonymous, but for accounts where the user is easily identifiable, this would be a nice touch.)  I think the amendment should be minor and non-controversial.</p>
<p>In regard to the wishes of the family/executor, I think it would probably be over-kill to try to contact them to solicit permission for an edit to the CV profile.  This is a very minor issue that can be handled non-controversially by a well-meaning user or moderator.  My view is therefore that the family/executor should not be contacted over the matter, though if they contact us and express a view (e.g., a preferred edit) then that wish should be respected.</p>
<p>In summary, I think the amendment should be minor, and should consist of the following:</p>
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<li><p>At the top of the page, give the name and lifetime of the user (e.g., Michael Chernick 1947-2021) and then give a brief commemoration giving biographical information about the person, roughly in line with the information in their eulogy.</p>
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<li><p>Keep the user's own self-description below this, but remove/amend parts that are no longer relevant/ accurate after their death.</p>
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<li><p>I do not think it is necessary to contact the family/executor prior to performing an edit.  However, in the unlikely case where the family/executor specifically requests a particular amendment, or opposes an amendment, their wishes should be respected.</p>
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