N.J. Admin. Code § Executive Order No. 348 (2023)
Governor Philip D. Murphy
Executive Order No. 348 (2023)
An Order Directing that the Flags of the USA and New Jersey Shall Be Flown at Half-Staff On Friday, December 1, 2023, in Recognition and Mourning of a Dedicated Legislator and Public Servant, Representative Herbert C. Klein
Issued: November 27, 2023.
Effective: November 27, 2023.
WHEREAS, former United States Representative and member of the General Assembly Herbert C. Klein was born on June 24, 1930 in Newark, New Jersey; and
WHEREAS, Representative Klein received degrees from Rutgers University, Harvard Law School, and New York University; and
Whereas, Representative Klein married Jacqueline Krieger in 1952, with whom he had a son, Roger, and a daughter, Cynthia; and
WHEREAS, Representative Klein served in the United States Air Force from 1954 to 1956; and
WHEREAS, after beginning his law career in Clifton, New Jersey, and then co-founding the First Real Estate Investment Trust of New Jersey, Representative Klein was elected to the General Assembly in 1971, where he served from 1972 to 1976; and
WHEREAS, as a member of the General Assembly, Representative Klein wrote the law establishing the New Jersey Economic Development Authority and chaired the Assembly Democratic Caucus; and
WHEREAS, following his time as an assemblyman, Representative Klein served as the Executive Director of the Passaic County Democratic Committee; and
WHEREAS, in 1992, Representative Klein was elected to the United States House of Representatives to represent the State's 8th Congressional District; and
WHEREAS, Representative Klein sat on both the House Committee on Financial Services, also known as the House Banking Committee, and the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology; and
WHEREAS, upon leaving Congress in 1995, Representative Klein remained active in public life; and
WHEREAS, Representative Klein served on the Board of Trustees at Rutgers University, as president of the board of Beth Israel Hospital, and as a member of the New Jersey-Israel Commission and the New Jersey State Association of Jewish Federations; and 2
WHEREAS, Jacqueline Krieger Klein passed away in 2017, following a battle with Alzheimer's disease; and
WHEREAS, Representative Klein worked to establish the Herbert and Jacqueline Krieger Klein Alzheimer's Research Center at Rutgers; and
WHEREAS, as a dedicated public servant, Representative Klein always put his constituents first; and
WHEREAS, Representative Klein will be sorely missed by his family and friends; and
WHEREAS, it is appropriate to honor the life, legacy, friendship, and many accomplishments of Representative Klein, and to mark his passing;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, PHILIP D. MURPHY, Governor of the State of New Jersey, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and by the Statutes of this State, do hereby ORDER and DIRECT:
N.J. Admin. Code Executive Order No. 348 (2023)