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Thursday, May 01, 2008
Ind. Law - More on: Well-known Merrillville attorney killed in car crash
Updating yesterday's ILB entry, Marisa Kwiatkowski of the NWI Times has a long story today headed "Prominent attorney's death shocks community." It begins:
CROWN POINT | Lake County court officials mourned Wednesday the death of defense attorney Garry Weiss.Weiss, 53, was one of four people who died Tuesday night in a three-vehicle crash at the Merrillville-Winfield border of 101st Avenue and Randolph Street.
The Crown Point resident's unexpected death shook the region's legal community.
Weiss was a practicing attorney for more than 25 years. He also was the chief public defender for Lake Superior Court Judge Jesse Villalpando since 2002.
"He was a first-class attorney in every respect," Villalpando said. "Over the years he became a very close and personal friend. His tragic death is a huge loss to not only our court but to me personally."
Villalpando said he will remember Weiss' "easy smile" and "unpretentious, down-to-earth" nature.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on May 1, 2008 10:57 AM
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