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n 2025 we bade farewell to several pillars of New Jersey’s real‑estate scene. Their careers, some spanning more than fifty years, left impressions, yet colleagues remember them as friends and teammates. Below is a recap of our reporting and the tributes that flooded the industry (click photos or headlines for full obituaries).

    Justin Gingeleskie, KRE Group’s leasing director.

    Wendell A. Smith, Greenbaum Rowe partner and attorney.

    Joe Nicholson, advocate of Montclair State’s program.

    Jeffrey Wiener, former Kislak president, 75.

    Adam Garcia, Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla litigation attorney.

    Joe Morris, 81‑year‑old developer and real‑estate icon.

    Don Donnelly, C&W corporate services, 79.