In lieu of (plural noun), donations to (name of organization) are (adverb) encouraged

(Delayed appreciation for Terry)

Or
The _______ man died ________ of ___________
(adjective) (adverb) (life-threatening disease or ailment)
(Overdue kudos for Mark)

Or
(noun) is dead
(Potential praise for Monty realized)
Leonard B. Stern, who turned writer’s block into the dumbest party game ever, has died of heart failure at the age of 88. While struggling to come up with a word while writing a script, Stern stumbled into the idea of a story with a bunch of words missing and letting people make their own feeble attempts at humor. This was a surprising turn for Stern, who had already won an Emmy for writing complete sentences on The Phil Silvers Show and would pick up another for Get Smart. Other gigs included writing for The Honeymooners, The Steve Allen Show and creating I’m Dickens, He’s Fenster, Run Buddy Run, He & She and McMillan & Wife.