It's always sad when someone dies. But it doesn't negate the wrong he did. (Evil survives when good men do nothing, etc etc).
This happened with Michael Jackson, Ronald Reagan, etc. As soon as someone dies all the poor saps who were just hating on him instantly love him again just because he died.
Ugh.
Paterno let some unforgivable stuff go down, and I hope he's always remembered that way. Real life horrors way outweigh football accomplishments.
/end rant