What do you do when an employee dies?

A litmus test for many VC's is the question, "what would happen to your product if you were hit by a bus?"

This article talks a lot about the social aspects of what to do in the office if a co-worker dies. From a startup perspective, important projects can hinge on a single employee. One of the things that this article missed was how important documentation and communication are to avoiding the "hit by a bus" problem.