Hawking Kicked the Bucket

I was both shocked and amazed to hear Stephen Hawking kicked the bucket.

Stephen Hawking
Bucket
Death
Surprise
Shock
Amazement

Explanation

The humor comes from the casual phrase "kicked the bucket," which is a slang way of saying someone died. It's funny because Stephen Hawking was a very intelligent and well-known person, and using such a colloquial term to describe his death is unexpected.