A post came across the CyberTelecom mailing list this afternoon with the most apt quote I've seen for today's remembrance:
Good friends we have had, oh good friends we've lost
along the way
In this bright future you can't forget your past
So dry your tears I say
No woman, no cry
No woman, no cry
Little darlin' don't shed no tears
No woman, no cry
– Bob Marley