Peter W. Rodino Jr.

I'm pleased to have an opportunity to express my gratitude for the principled and honorable service Mr. Rodino gave his district and our country. I was a graduate student in Illinois in 1973-74, working as a page in the State Senate. The events surrounding "the Watergate scandal" were of singular interest to a 21 year-old African American who had been active in the civil rights movement of the 1960s. No one involved in that "exercise in democracy" impressed me more than Chairman Rodino,...

To Peggy and Peter:

As your hearts grieve for your Dad, I know there is a wondrous sense of pride for the great work he did during his life that touched the lives of so many. I had the honor of serving on the Congressman's district office staff (1967-72). My professional success today is the direct result of the tutelage of the Congressman and Tony Suriano.

I grieve with you. I pray God's Grace will heal your hearts and that God will bless you both in a very...

The family of Charles J. and Josephine Rotondo have been a close friend of Peters for many years. Many the times he would sit in my mother's kitchen and sip her espresso while Charlie and Pete chatted. He was always there when you needed him and will be long remembered.