I was saddened to hear of Roger Ebert's passing because the man loved life so much. 

A consolation is that he made the most of his decent number of decades, something I learned when I listed to the audiobook of Life Itself.

Here's my review of the audiobook version of Ebert's memoir in Shelf Awareness for Readers last January. The audiobook is a good listen, if a little over-detailed, and it will reassure you that the Chicago cinephile savored life on all fronts.