it's a good series to watch. I didn't like season 3 that much (watch the show from the beginning and you'll understand why), but it's a good tv show. This show loves drama, so sometimes it's hard to marathon watch as it wears you down.
Still worth watching tho
edit: this guy was known as "half sack" in the show, and I'm pretty sure he was only in the first 2 seasons. You aren't going to be missing too much rfrom the show with this actor dying in real life.