It should be pointed out that this is an obituary, not a eulogy. A eulogy is usually spoken aloud at the funeral (which wouldn't happen here for obvious reasons) and is defined as praising (which again this obviously isn't).

I'd be interested in the accuracy of this quote too "... who bombed more people to death in Laos and Cambodia than the U.S. Army lost in all of World War II"

I don't doubt that Hunter S Thompson was biased and exaggerated a great deal, but I can see the appeal of this style of writing.