My condolences, Blade.
According to Wikipedia, hamster's lifespans varies from 1.5 years to 3.5 years depending on the species. How old was he?
I have never taken care of hamsters but we did have many other pets when I was smaller in the substitute family. Dogs, cats, sheep, ducks and so on. They all eventually passed away, perhaps the saddest thing was a sheep that strangled herself. I would have been able to save her, but I was only 12 and didn't know what to do since I had just moved into that new family.