Death of a Newsman and a Friend

Along with reading of the death of Warren Zevon today, I read an obit that hit much closer to home.

Peter Weiss, a political reporter for more than thirty years on the Jersey Journal, died suddenly over the weekend.

Pete, who was about 60, was a quiet, kind man of many faces—but never two-faced--to all of us who knew him. To the elected official he was someone to respect and worry about. To young reporters learning the trade he was a mentor. To the young photographers who saw him in the newsroom and at city hall he was a friendly face with a sweet greeting and a wise someone to listen to. He always was a friend.

Pete was just a good guy who knew Hudson County politics better than anyone, a fine man who was a master at his trade.

Pete, we’ll miss you.