no longer with us

no longer with us
   dead
   Especially of a former associate, but not describing one who has merely taken another job
    None of us could believe that the charming Deborah... was no longer with us. (Mailer, 1965)
   No longer in service comes from the jargon of espionage:
    Fensing is no longer in service... officially we're calling it a suicide. (Hall, 1988)

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