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0 It depends whether they were his colleagues when he died. Former colleagues means they were colleagues some time in the past. 0-

0They were still colleagues when he passed away. However, shouldn't we use 01i01b00former02b02i00 since he's dead and no longer their colleague?0-

0Probably. His current colleagues are the heavenly host. However, you'd certainly be understood if you left it out when referring to 01i00them02i00. To refer to 01i00him02i00, however, you really need to say "their former collleague."0-

0 It would not be wrong to use 01i00former.02i02br
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01i00He died last Saturday of a heart attack. He's being remembered by his colleagues.02i00 It is clear to me that they were still his colleagues when he died. 02br
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01i00He died last Saturday of a heart attack. He's being rememb

0 GG, Are you saying the following? 02br
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00His colleagues are remembering him02br
00He is being remembered by his former colleagues0-

0And also "The staff at 01i00Meet the Press02i00 are remembering their former colleague."02br
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00I would say your second sentence does not 01i00require02i00 the use of "former."0-

0 However, you'd certainly be understood if you left it out when referring to 01i00them02i00. To refer to 01i00him02i00, however, you really need to say "their former collleague."02br
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00GG, The reason I followed up with the question was that I couldn't really understand your comment. Sorry. Could you elaborate a bit? 0-

0He is being remembered by his colleagues. No need to say "former" because obviously, with his death, they are not actively working together any more.02br
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00They are remembering their former colleague. By convention, we refer to the person who died this way.0-

0 Got it! Thanks, GG. 0-