BRENDAN BYRNE

My love and thoughts to all Brendan's family. Brendan was my dads roommate at Princeton and they remained life long friends. Dad is gone,now Brendan as well. Two of the classiest kindest smartest men I've ever known. He will be missed.

Brendan Byrne was a true blessing and my hero during the first day of the Newark Riots. I worked in the Personnel Department of the Hall of Records, down the hall from his office. As a student, summer employee, I actually went to work on that Friday. I was the only one in my department, as he was the only one in his. We were the only ones on our floor, and possibly in the whole building. It was terrifying. I was hiding under a desk, when he came to find me and take me back to his...

As the days and weeks pass, and as you return to life's routine, may you continue to feel comforted by the love and support of family and friends.

When my father died, I wanted to eulogize him but I was too broken up to do it. Then the funeral home director pulled my sister and me aside. He said the the governor, Byrne, was requesting to land his helicopter at the funeral home and attend my father' s funeral. He did. I was the chief of the star-ledger's statehouse bureau, which wrote stories not always flattering to the governor. Still he held no grudge and paid honor to my carpenter father I never forgot and will never forget. Byrne...

To the Byrne family,

Your Dad was the first Governor that I was old enough to vote for. Absentee ballot while serving in the Air Force. A wonderful example of a great human being. We will all see him again one day. Rest in peace.

Jim Alexander

May the God of all comfort strengthen the family during this time of deep sorrow. Those who pass on, God keeps in his memory because they are precious in his eyes. My sincerest condolences. (Psalms 116:15)

I am so very sorry for your loss. My sincerest hope is that you are able to love and care for each other during this difficult time. Entrust your grief into God's strong and loving hands. (1 Peter 5:6, 7) Take good care and deepest condolences.