May he rest in peace - he had some additional happy days from what it looks like, and he helped science advance a bit, kudos to him.
What worried me was when I read he was "not eligible" to be a recipient of a human heart; I hope this is not just because he had a bad (or no) insurance.
My recollection is that his general health was quite poor and he also had a documented history of not following doctors' orders.
Of course it's also probably not unrelated that he paralyzed someone for life in a stabbing attack many years ago, but I believe the official story at least was that this didn't enter into the calculus.
If you're not likely to survive very long with an organ transplant, you're not going to get one. Organs don't grow on trees.
Underlying medical conditions, refusal to follow medical orders, an unhealthy lifestyle (smoking, alcoholism, drug abuse) are all reasons to pass you over for someone more likely to survive with a transplant.
Medical resources aren't infinite, even when money isn't an issue.
What worried me was when I read he was "not eligible" to be a recipient of a human heart; I hope this is not just because he had a bad (or no) insurance.