<P> `` Good Mourning '' is the first episode of the sixth season of the American television medical drama Grey 's Anatomy , and the show 's 103rd episode overall . It was written by Krista Vernoff and directed by Ed Ornelas . The episode was originally broadcast on the American Broadcasting Company ( ABC ) in the United States on September 24 , 2009 . In `` Good Mourning '' , the physicians are seen dealing with the revelation that a dead John Doe is their beloved co-worker Dr. George O'Malley ( T.R. Knight ) , and dealing with the aftermath of Dr. Izzie Stevens ( Katherine Heigl ) 's near - death experience . Further storylines include Dr. Callie Torres ( Sara Ramirez ) and Stevens trying to decide whether or not to donate O'Malley's organs and Dr. Derek Shepherd ( Patrick Dempsey ) being offered Dr. Richard Webber ( James Pickens , Jr . ) 's chief of surgery job . </P>
<P> `` Good Mourning '' is the first episode of the sixth season of the American television medical drama Grey 's Anatomy , and the show 's 103rd episode overall . It was written by Krista Vernoff and directed by Ed Ornelas . The episode was originally broadcast on the American Broadcasting Company ( ABC ) in the United States on September 24 , 2009 . In `` Good Mourning '' , the physicians are seen dealing with the revelation that a dead John Doe is their beloved co-worker Dr. George O'Malley ( T.R. Knight ) , and dealing with the aftermath of Dr. Izzie Stevens ( Katherine Heigl ) 's near - death experience . Further storylines include Dr. Callie Torres ( Sara Ramirez ) and Stevens trying to decide whether or not to donate O'Malley's organs and Dr. Derek Shepherd ( Patrick Dempsey ) being offered Dr. Richard Webber ( James Pickens , Jr . ) 's chief of surgery job . </P>
who dies in season 6 episode 1 of grey 's anatomy
who dies in season 6 episode 1 of grey 's anatomy
Dr. George O'Malley
Dr. George O'Malley