Leaders expressed this during the funeral service at the St Paul's Lutheran Church on Saturday.
Governor General Bob Dadae and Prime Minister Peter O'Neill have both described him as a workaholic public servant who devoted his life for the good governance of Provincial Government systems in the country.
"He was a good public servant who sacrifices and devoted all his life to the work of public service. He had the heart for his Morobe Province as well," the Governor General said.