If he is dead it wouldn't come as a shcok to me, 'cause like Rob said this show loves surprises. They have the balls and the ability to pull it off. This show has always been about the story first the actors second. With that said, I don't think he dies. I got some spoiler hints and it looks like the next few episodes we might see him struggling to get by and passing more "Boss" duties over to Christopher. I have a feeling they will kill him.....just not yet. They are going to show something like 15 episodes this year stop and next January show another 8. I have a feeling that before the break they will kill him.....then in january we will get to see how the family is getting by. Also they are more than likely going to continue this on the Big Screen every few years.
