Ferd right after he passed away.

He died at the age of 43 due to lung cancer(the irony is that he didnt smoked).

The note behind him features the chorus of Megadeth's "A toute le monde" which he wrote on a piece of paper at his hospital room right before he passed away.

Dont remember where I was
I realized life was a game
The more seriously I took things
The harder the rules became
I had no idea what itd cost
My life passed before my eyes
I found out how little I accomplished
All my plans denied

So as you read this know my friends
Id love to stay with you all
Please smile when you think of me
My bodys gone thats all

A tout le monde
A tout les amis
Je vous aime
Je dois partir
There are the last words
Ill ever speak
And theyll set me free

If my heart was still alive
I know it would surely break
And my memories left with you
Theres nothing more to say

Moving on is a simple thing
What it leaves behind is hard
You know the sleeping feel no more pain
And the living are scarred

The lyrics pretty much explain themselves.

After his death most of his guitar collection was sold.
Only a few were kept including his original Floyd Paul which his parents and older brother, Floyd, kept.

Also he left a huge recording legacy and loads of un released songs which the band he formed with his brother, Interstate, released after his death.

In his vow he left his money to his closest friends and his family.