Paul Ricoeur, 1913 - 2005.

Paul Ricoeur, distinguished French philosopher noted for his phenomenology, died on Friday 20th of May.

Here is a collection of obituraries.
Le Monde (Christian Delacampagne, in Frech).
Inside Higher Ed (Scott McLemee).
The Guardian (Associated Press).
The Guardian (by Jonathan Rée).
The Telegraph (London).
WorldChanging.

From the Blogosphere there is In Medias Res, and Articoli filosofici's collections (which are mainly in Italiano). Also worthy of a look is Ricoeur's Kluge Prize Acceptance Speech (from December 2004).