This dude's body of work was massive, so a funny obit should be easy. But we are STILL trying to figure out what happened to him in that mud room.
The noted Mayan scholar and historian, of course. Not only did we not know who she was when she was alive, but she was dead for a week before somebody finally pointed out that she was on a list. What are we, the goddamned FBI?
(d) April 18th, 1998