Aye, 'tis a sad event indeed.
I am really bad at composing such speeches, but I will try:
No one really knows, whether there is an afterlife or not.
But it was said: "Men live as long as they are remembered.";
Akaruz has done much, no doubt.
And even though I have not talked to him much, I still saw what he did for the forum.
He may have left this World, but he has not left our hearts.
Memoria in aeterna.