I just read through the responses. Funny that others thought of songs because when I read the thread's name, I immediately thought of Rich Mullins' song "Elijah". He perfectly describes how I feel about death...
"When I leave, I want to go out like Elijah, with a whirlwind to fuel my chariot of fire, and when I look back on the stars, it'll be like a candlelight in Central Park and it won't break my heart to say 'goodbye'." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YArMfcMvltc