For the record, I don't think he is ready to join that great mariachi band in the sky--at least not until his handlebar mustache has grown considerably longer.
He might still be here at RFM posting under different aliases/handles. So long as he keeps his Judic (or whatever fictional person) quotes under control, we won't really know.
I'm picturing a cartoon where the dog gets a whiff of something cooking in the kitchen and then floats through the air inhaling/ following the intoxicating scent.