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late lamented

a. Sadly missed, due to death

Usage examples of "late lamented".

They were dimly and fitfully lit and unpleasant in a number of respects, the most obvious of which was the colorful arrangement of parts of the ship's late lamented Navigation Officer over the floor, walls and ceiling, and especially over the lower half of his, Zaphod's, suit.

At the air lock, we've found what could be evidence of comings and goings during the late lamented unpleasantness with this Earth's gaggle of governments.