Gov. Christie, Lt. Gov. Guadagno to attend funeral for former Rep. Adler

CHERRY HILL — Services for former New Jersey Rep. John Adler will take place at a Cherry Hill synagogue today. Gov. Chris Christie and Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno will be among the mourners. The 51-year-old died Monday, weeks after undergoing emergency surgery for an infection in tissue around his heart. Adler grew up in Haddonfield and graduated from Harvard...

ristide Economopoulos/The Star-LedgerThe funeral for former congressman John Adler is today in Cherry Hill.

CHERRY HILL — Services for former New Jersey Rep. John Adler will take place at a Cherry Hill synagogue today.

Gov. Chris Christie and Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno will be among the mourners.

The 51-year-old died Monday, weeks after undergoing emergency surgery for an infection in tissue around his heart.

Adler grew up in Haddonfield and graduated from Harvard Law School.

The Democrat was a Cherry Hill councilman and was elected to the state Senate in 1991.

He won his congressional seat in 2008 in a traditionally Republican district. Adler lost re-election in November against former Philadelphia Eagles lineman Jon Runyan.

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