If the league votes to keep compensation, perhaps a follow-up poll would be in order that asks the question of whether or not compensation should be awarded on a case-by-case basis. Losing someone like a Tyler Skaggs or Yordano Ventura in a 20-team league is pretty easily overcome. A Jose Fernandez, though, is almost certainly your best pitcher and should probably garner sudden loss compensation, imo.
I realize this opens up a can of worms if a borderline star dies, but it might be best to police on a per-case basis if we vote to keep sudden loss compensation.