Respected elder statesman, friend, and mentor, he will be missed by all fortunate enough to have known him.
"Everybody was calm," said Jasim Muhammad Saleh, a former military officer and respected elder in Falluja.
So when a respected elder entered their home, they stood up.
He was a highly respected elder, said Mohammad Jan Rasool Yar, a spokesman for the Zabul governor.
"I'm Old Enough to Be Your Zaide" — grandfather or respected elder — describes an encounter with a young but interested woman.
One of the league's most respected elder statesmen, Howard is also the last championship hope for the players of that team.
The Siona repeated similar allegations in a statement in October announcing the death of Felinto Piaguaje Yaiguaje, a widely respected elder.
In 2008, respected Elder Mr Ward died in the back of a paddy wagon, after being driven 400km across the WA desert.
This was the India that Ashok Kumar served for nearly 70 years, providing for a few rupees some escape from the grind of life.He was known affectionately as Dadamoni, which translates roughly as "respected elder brother".
And leaders from this region who have willingly and freely given up power -- men like Nelson Mandela of South Africa and Sir Ketumile Masire of Botswana -- are now respected elder statesmen who mediate conflicts in Burundi and Congo.
What the nation would seem to need to resolve its bizarre election imbroglio are respected elder statesmen, one from each party, both with the diplomatic experience that comes, say, from being secretary of state.
