Facebook now lets you assign someone to take over your Facebook page in the event you pass away or otherwise become incapacitated. This is actually some useful news from FB — a change from the usual, certainly. Read more about this addition in this article from CNN, (inaccurately and over-sensationally) titled “Facebook Now Lets You Post When You’re Dead.”
Your legacy contact will be able to write a pinned memorial post, update your profile and cover photos, respond to friend requests, and even download all of your prior posts and photos if you so choose. They cannot log in as you, remove any prior posts, photos, or friends, or read any of your messages. And Facebook will require them to verify you are dead, if that is the case.
A morbid subject, yes, but one that several of my friends have already had to deal with. I would suggest you take advantage of this option now, rather than make your loved ones do it later. To read more about memorializing Facebook accounts and legacy contacts, click here. BTW, you can also do the same for your Google+ accounts, not that anyone cares… 🙂