User blog comment:TheUnknown285/A very interesting image from the remake of Halo (yes, this is ME-related)/@comment-4888821-20120403141831/@comment-4648181-20120411210429

well bungie never confirmed his death on THAT DATE. we know that he died before 2589 because of the cutscean, but we never really see him die.

its part of bungies "make noble 6 your own" thing....but he did die at some point. between the fall of reach and 2589.