Bennett Tramer didn't die!
He went on to work on Saved by the Bell. Check it out: Bennett Tramer
"You gotta punch the clock, why don't you punch your boss?"
Ironically, he did die once. I think he was the mechanic that Michael killed in Halloween or was that Barry Bernardi? I do know that was his truck. Bur yes, the actor didn't die, the character did.
"He came home." - Dr. Sam Loomis from the original HalloweeN