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Former New Jersey Gov. Brendan Byrne Dies At 93 Former New Jersey Gov. Brendan Byrne Dies At 93
Former New Jersey Gov. Brendan Byrne Dies At 93 HACKENSACK, N.J. – Former New Jersey Gov. Brendan Byrne died Thursday. He was 93. “We ask all New Jerseyans to put Governor Byrne and his family in your prayers tonight,” Gov. Chris Christie said in a statement Thursday. Byrne had a long career of public service, serving as counsel to Governor Meyner, Deputy Attorney General, Essex County Prosecutor, Superior Court Judge and two-term Governor of New Jersey. “He did each of those jobs with integrity, honesty, intelligence, wit and flair,” Christie said. “He cared deeply for the state's environment, led the charge for the development of the…