My sister had a close friend pass away a couple years ago at age 20, and she found that the hardest thing was being around his parents, who were so unbelievably distraught.
So if I/she could give you any advice, it would be to make sure you let them know what special person and friend he was, and do anything you can to help them get through this tough time. Only you can judge when the time is right and what sort of things would be appropriate to tell them, but my sister found it was therapeutic for both parties to discuss what made Dieter such a great kid and why they were going to miss him so much.
I'm very sorry for your loss.
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