Randy Pausch died at the age of 47 from pancreatic cancer. Read " In Memoriam ." "Randy had an enormous and lasting impact on Carnegie Mellon," said Carnegie Mellon President Emeritus Jared … To Randy, this is simply another adventure. He was a professor of mine in Human Computer Interaction at Carnegie Mellon University. Roughly 11 months after his diagnosis, Pausch died in his Virginia home early on Friday, July 25, 2008. Randy Pausch, the professor whose “last lecture” made him a Lou-Gehrig-like symbol of the beauty and briefness of life, died Friday at his home in Chesapeake, Va. https://www.with-heart-and-hands.com/2008/07/randy-pausch-has-died.html He will be missed. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/last-lecture-professor-pausch-dies He is survived by his wife, Jai Glasgow, and children, Dylan (born 2002), Logan (born 2004) and Chloe (born 2006). 11:41 am in his life and in his death, Dr. Pausch had the opportunity to spread his message of the power of dreaming big, sharing love, fun, and keeping a little perspective with those charged with the priceless task of raising children. For those of you who know Randy, Randy brings a particular zest for life and humor, even while facing death. [applause] Randy Pausch: It could be said that he continued to live life to the full up to his last breath, having touched millions around the world through his speech, his book (cowritten by Jeff Zaslow) and his advocacy for pancreatic cancer research. https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/randy-pausch-14710.php While millions worldwide were touched by his highly acclaimed lecture, Randy continued battling pancreatic cancer, and died of complications at the age of 47. It is my great honor to introduce Dylan, Logan and Chloe’s dad, Jai’s husband, and my very dear friend, Dr. Randy Pausch. The next day Pausch succumbed to his disease at his family's home in Chesapeake, Virginia, where he had moved to be with extended family. Randolph Frederick Pausch, computer scientist, born October 23 1960; died July 25 2008 Ten months after giving the lecture, Pausch died Friday at his home in Chesapeake, Va., said Jeffrey Zaslow, the Wall Street Journal writer who co-wrote Pausch's book "The Last Lecture." Randy Pausch, the Carnegie Mellon computer-science professor with terminal cancer whose "Last Lecture" became a YouTube sensation in late 2007, died early Friday morning.