1- Don't have them die of old age after a long, fulfilling life. Many people don't even think of this as sad (note that you can still make this work if you have enough of other factors).
2- Leave one of their major goals. The more enthusiastic they are about completing the goal, the sadder.
3- Give them strong relationships with other characters.
4- Make them fight against whatever is causing their death. Their ultimate loss is sadder if they struggle.
5- Kill them in the middle of their character arc.
6- Don't describe their funeral in detail. Maybe it's just me, but I find that long descriptions of funerals kill the sadness.
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