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The sudden death of a character is acceptable to me, if and only if the emotional response from those around is conveyed. An old man dying in the hospital surrounded by friends and family would naturally have an accepting but remorseful reaction from his loved ones. A fit and healthy hero savagely taken in the middle of their life would get a much more raw and visceral reaction from the people who care for him/her.
I'm not sure it's possible to write within the narrow confines of what you state is acceptable to you. People are not monolithic.
As for the OP, it's not in what you do, it's in how you do it .