Son of Township Attorney Dies in Plane Crash

Livingston township council on Monday night observed a moment of silence for Andrew Jay Weiner, the son of township attorney Sharon Weiner, who died while piloting his own plane.

Investigators said Weiner, 39, and his friend Jacobe Daniel Foster, 32, of San Francisco, crashed Friday night in the north rim of the Grand Canyon. Their single-engine Cirrus SR20 was flying from Rock Hill, S.C., to Henderson, Nevada, where Weiner lived.

Weiner is the son of Sharon Weiner, who served as Mayor of Livingston in 1986. She has been the Livingston township attorney since 2002.

Andrew was born in New York, N.Y., and lived in Livingston, Washington, D.C. and Charlotte, N.C.. He was a graduate of Montclair Kimberly Academy, Johns Hopkins University, and Georgia Tech. He was the Principal of White Spider Technical Solutions, LLC.

He is survived by his beloved wife, Michelle Killian Weiner; his mother, Shari Weiner; his brother and sister-in-law, Scott and Sara Weiner, and niece and nephew, Brooke and Josh Weiner.

"We were all shocked and saddened to learn of Andrew’s death, and can only offer Shari our deepest sympathy and our support," said Mayor Rudy Fernandez. "We will do whatever we can to help Shari and her family get through this very difficult time."

Funeral services will be held today, Thursday, Aug. 4, at 1 p.m. at Bernheim-Apter-Kreitz-man Funeral Home, 68 Old Short Hills Road, Livingston. Internment will immediately follow at B'nai Abraham Memorial Park, 2200 U.S. Highway 22, Union, N.J. Shiva will be held Thursday following the internment until 8 p.m. at Temple B'nai Abraham, 300 East Northfield Road, Livingston.

Memorial donations may be made to Temple B'nai Abraham.

(This story was updated on Thursday, August 4).