A sad loss, RIP.
This is a public forum and is fair game for overworked Journo's in drasticly understaffed news organisations. The temptation to take a public domain quote from here and post it on a news website may be to much to resist in the race to be first online with a 'story'.
For the Journo's here, it would be polite to at least ask if you can quote members beforehand, even if permission is not required. Journalism has its place, but quality journalism is fast disappearing in this country.