How sorry I am to hear of your daughter's passing; please accept my condolences.
I think VS will always have a legal right to sell the seat, and I suppose they have to tell you that, which is better than pretending otherwise. I would think, though, that holding the empty seat is something they would want to do for you, and I hope they will
You could ask that they put a note on the seat, with a brief history of the situation, suggesting this particular seat be the *last* seat to be re-sold, if it even comes to that. If in Economy, I would suggest Seat Plus instead, but there is still the risk of that seat being sold if full.
As a contigency, I think it might be worth thinking about other things connected with the flight, which you can do to honour your daughter. This obviously comes down to personal sensitivities and taste.
A friend of ours passed away before a flight where a group of us were going to Las Vegas for the weekend (which would have included him). We asked one of the cabin crew to make up his favourite cocktail in his honour (a particularly vile combination which was basically a Baileys Bloody Mary), which we then named after him, and toasted him with (the crew joined in the toast - although they only sniffed the cocktail: wise).
Good luck with this. I think it's a lovely idea to - in some way, however it turns out - remember her as part of your family's flight.
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