Littlewindbird, did you upgrade to 1.00.05 from 1.00.00 or .01?
I never had the earlier versions, just the .05. I logged in and saw that he was passing away, so to make my family feel less depressed, i upgraded the office. he got up from the bed (his ghost was already gone, but i guess his body hadnt disappeared yet) and celebrated the house upgrade. i couldnt click on him at first, but after a few mins, he became solid, then when i switched familys and came back, his ghost was solid. Heres some more screenshots