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April 14, 2009 - 8:22am
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Senator's widow wears his cremated remains as a diamond ring

Rob Tornoe Cartoon
A PolitickerNJ.com cartoon paying tribute to State Sen. Byron Baer following his death in 2007.

Byron Baer died on July 24, 2007 after spending more than 33 years as an Assemblyman and State Senator.  Linda Baer, a former Administrative Law Judge and Bergen County Freeholder,  is paying tribute to her late husband by wearing a diamond that was created using carbon from his cremated remains.

LifeGem Memorial Diamonds, in a press release issues last night, announced the completion and delivery of the diamond, saying that Byron Baer decided to create the diamond as a lasting tribute prior to his death.  "Byron thought the idea of being remembered every time his wife looked at a sparkling precious gem couldn't be more perfect," the press release said.

"Byron authored the open public meetings act, called The Sunshine Law and earned the nickname, The Sunshine Senator," said Linda Baer. "It only seems fitting that he became a Sunshine Diamond." 

Linda Baer worked with Feeney Funeral Home in Ridgewood, which offers LifeGem "in addition to other funeral services."

"Feeney Funeral Home is proud to help honor our home state senator." said David Feeney, the funeral home manager.

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