My friend died and his "friends" are evil

[Warpy]

10. The most polite response to any of these leeches is "Fuck off!"

and I sincerely hope you used it. If not, start, as in "I don't have that stuff, fuck off."

Anything from your friend has to go through his family, and I'm betting that's the response the leeches have already gotten from then, so they're trying to lean on a nicer person (you).

It's tough when you've broken off a friendship after a quarrel and suddenly there is no way to make up. Nothing is as final as death. However, you need to remember that it was a two way street, and there was a big roadblock at his end of it, also. You're a loose end he never tied up and he's a loose end you'll never get to tie up.

What you can do is maintain some contact with his family. Warn them about the grabby "friends" banging on your door. Later, you might share some snaps of your travels, that sort of thing.

Just don't feel guilt. He could have called you, also, especially if he hadn't been doing well. The burden isn't entirely yours.