Eventually (100+ years) he'll be the answer to a trivia question.
I think a lot of people like modesty in a famous person. It's so different from the posers who want to be famous and go slapping their names on everything.
I would hope that someone like him would give some speeches, the audience would love him, and he'd get a warm glow for the rest of his life that "I did that!"
Many people who loathe fame end up killing themselves because there is no way to “undo” fame, once you realize you can’t go anywhere without hiding your face in various ways (wigs, makeup, sunglasses, etc). Common with rock stars in particular.
I think a lot of people like modesty in a famous person. It's so different from the posers who want to be famous and go slapping their names on everything.
I would hope that someone like him would give some speeches, the audience would love him, and he'd get a warm glow for the rest of his life that "I did that!"