is survived

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John is survived by his wife Kathy and his children and partners of Michelle and Mark, Sue and Ivan, Paul and Jen, Tony and Amanda and loved friend of Anthea. John was a loving and devoted grandfather of Hannah, Tess and Ella, Eddy, Tom , Paddy and Ben.
其中的John已经死了
为什么用is survived by?

这是他们的习惯用法，直接整个记下来 John is survived by his wife.
脑子里头想死的人是John
当年我也是觉得奇怪，多读多接触习惯了就好了

Surviving someone means outliving that person, not helping them survive.
It means that you remain alive after that person's death.
It is almost exclusively used in the form you see in your example.