I know how he feels. I lost my older brother when I was 14, and you never know how much it hurts to lose someone that close until it happens. My thoughts and prayers are with he and his family, hope his parents are doing ok.
No one else has said it so either I'm alone in thinking this or no one want to be the first one to say... But the last thing I would want if/when going through a difficult personal situation like this is for it to be posted on a message board.