Brendan Byrne dead at 93

[Ben Ruset]

http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ss...ormer_nj_governor_dies.html#incart_river_home

If it hadn't been for him the Pines would likely be swallowed up by Applebees, Wawas, and Home Depots.

 

[joc]

Well said Ben !

 

[this_is_nascar]

http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ss...ormer_nj_governor_dies.html#incart_river_home

If it hadn't been for him the Pines would likely be swallowed up by Applebees, Wawas, and Home Depots.

I hadn't realized that. I didn't follow politics that much back then. Sounds like NJ was better off with him in office.

RIP...

 

[Boyd]

Also see: https://forums.njpinebarrens.com/threads/former-governor-brendan-t-byrne-dies.12423/#post-148494

 

[Trailwalker]

Reading this now I think that the Pinelands themselves may have been in morning with the announcements of Y Buc Bill & Brendan Byrne passing posted on consecutive days.