Its numbing how you don't realise how much somebody on the other side of the world has affected your life until you find out until something tragic enough happens to them that it makes the news...
I've accepted it as life. You are unlikely to realize how much or how little you've affected people on the other side of the world too. I mourn Schwartz's passing, but I am not at all surprised that someone great has passed away. On a planet of 7 billion people, people pass away all the time, great, horrible, and mediocre. I try to recognize everyone's contributions, but I will not fret over making sure everyone gets their due recognition. In the off-chance I become great, I do not expect anything more in the sure-chance I pass away, and I hope that the attention I get is only to reflect on what still needs to be done, much like the attention we are currently giving Schwartz's passing.