Death, Draft Delays and Having No Soul

Q:  So, how would you handle this scenario?  We have someone in our work league who had a death in the family. He has been gone since Thursday 8/21.  Our draft is scheduled for tomorrow(Wed) and obviously the season starts on Thursday.  It is looking more and more like he will not be here tomorrow for our draft.  Here are some of the options that have been brought to the table.

A) Find a replacement (clearly a d*ick move but necessary for the league to move on in a time of crisis).
B) Call off draft and first week of the NFL season (sucks… especially for those without other leagues)
C) Draft after opening day but before Sunday, allow the points played on Thursdays game to stand for whoever drafts these people.  (Seems awfully difficult to do in a fair way)

D) Have another person draft for the member who is out. (very difficult to do when there is money at hand)
E) Have the league draft as a committee for the member who is out. (again very difficult to do when money and personal biases are involved)

A:   Tough situation, it is at times like this that we truly begin to understand how important draft day is.   Here are our thoughts on the proposed solution:

A.  If you choose this option,  you have no soul
B.  Not having a fantasy team to root for in week 1 is not an option either, might as well be you that croaked
C.  As long as you can find a league that would count week 1 stats this appears to be the best option.   Most leagues won’t do so however, if you enter the roster after Thursday
D.  This option is a close second if the kin of the departed can find someone who is not close enough to care about the death, but close enough to invest 4+ hours into drafting a team in which they will have no interest
E.  This option would be very hard to coordinate