In Case of Death, Break Glass

I stumbled across this article here: http://willknott.ie/2008/01/31/4-ds-of-information-loss-%e2%80%93-death/

Very interesting article. There have been several times when I wondered what could be done in case something happened to me. My girlfriend and I primarily chat over net and phone due our long-distance relationship, but the first contact is usually via phone. If something were to happen to me, I've got no way of guaranteeing anyone I know will necessarily have her contact information to let her know. I don't know if anyone would be able to contact me if something happened to her.

Death is inconvenient that way.

Unpleasant thought, but one thing I should have is some sort of "In Case of Death, Break Glass" contact sheet that would contain the how's of contacting people who should be notified in case of untimely demise. That might even include passwords for stuff... but I'm paranoid about letting information like that slip out in any form.

Granted, if I had more in the way of estate I'd rather have that stuff secured first -- and in comparison, family and friends in the flesh are more important that on-line friends. However, my girlfriend is a flesh-friend I'd very much be concerned about and the information to contact her isn't all that convenient or available.

I'm going to leave this thought 'round the back-oh-my-head area, but it's still something to keep in mind should I ever stumble upon some sort of secure-info storage item that people can break in case of death. The catch I can see is that I'd have to make sure it was up-to-date as it was secure. Something to ponder for later...