Man, this is a rough one. Nobody lives forever, but he came close!
I can't think of another person who completely represented their field like he did; there isn't one person who was the movies, music, books, sports, etc., but for most of the world Stan was comics. He was the best ambassador that field could have had. Look at where it started and what it is now. He had lots of help along the way by many, many talented and, unfortunately, forgotten people, nonetheless, a great portion of that industry's success is because of him. There will never be anyone like him again in that field. A guy like Lee comes once.
Rest easy, Stan. You did good and far better than most.