I personally feel that this is a cool way to go, if you have to go. Let’s face it, he was 76, and had a very full, long life. He’s accomplished a lot. I hope his life and his death inspire his students. It certainly touches me.
Professor Librescu never moved from the door of Room 204 in Norris Hall at Virginia Tech, witnesses said, even as the gunman, Cho Seung-Hui, was shooting. Directing his students to escape through windows, Professor Librescu was fatally shot.
Source: Professor’s Violent Death Came Where He Sought Peace – New York Times