Yes, we bid a sad farewell to Catullus with the most beautiful (short) poem in Latin-- Catullus' farewell to his brother is astounding.  There are almost no personal details, but he gives such a strong impression of his shock at his brother's death, his travels (and it was not easy to travel in 1st century BCE Rome) to reach his brother's grave, his guilt at not being there at the death, his determination to carry out the proper rites...amazing!