No I don't think anything is going on - I mean as in their remnants online make it surreal. Things like automatic facebook notifications and such. Almost makes it like a ghost. I felt the same when previous people I knew online died eg. Starbuline.
I mean, I'd love to think it's all an elaborate prank to troll people, mainly because it's no secret that I didn't like him, but I'll take people's word on here.