Report: 'Last Lecture' Professor Randy Pausch Dies at 47

[bchand]

Randy Pausch, the computer-science professor whose "Last Lecture" became a YouTube sensation in late 2007, died Thursday, according to reports.

ABC television's "Good Morning America" announced Pausch's death during its Friday broadcast.

Pausch had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2006, and found out it was terminal in mid-2007 after it had spread to other organs.

On September 24, he gave a speech entitled "Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams" to an audience of faculty and students at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh.

Video clips of it posted to YouTube under the title "The Last Lecture" quickly became popular, and Pausch found himself the subject of newspaper articles and TV profiles.

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i just heard about Randy's death. my son and i both adore Randy. What a wonderful, loving, human he was. He will truly be missed.

[MaybytheBay]

Such courage and wisdom realizing his death may come at any moment. .....To live in the hearts we leave behind.....

[Earlybird7]

I am sure his inspirational message has been a gift to many people and will continue to be a help for years to come. Blessings to his family. What a gift to leave his children! They were the reason for the messages.

[totallyBARD]

I, too, was very sad to hear of Randy Pausch's premature passing. I will remember his lessons on life for the rest of mine. He was truly an inspiration.

[hamebone]

He left a wonder message for us all.

Some people leave this world to soon ...but they leave such much inspiration behind....tracks upon our souls...