[Arthur McGowan]

I have always disliked the expression “passed away.” And it always reminds me:

Upper Class: He died.
Middle Class: He passed away.
Lower Class: He went home to Jesus.

[Tax-chick]

“Passed away” was a particularly odd choice in this context, since he died in battle.

[publius911]

I have always disliked the expression “passed away.”

I always hated it.
Even long before the person most dear to me in my entire life died in a freak traffic accident starting her senior year at University.