UNION CITY — The mother of State Sen. and Union City Mayor Brian Stack died Wednesday afternoon. Margaret Stack, 83, was at a nursing home at Palisades Medical Center in North Bergen.
Margaret Stack was a fierce advocate for her son and had written letters to the Reporter about him. Stack, in turn, was an advocate for his mother, and introduced legislation to help citizens get answers from hospitals because of a situation he encountered with her.
Stack has said in interviews that his parents (including late father Edward Stack) got him interested in politics when they brought him to political rallies in Union City.
NJ.com reported that the Stacks were building superintendents, noting, “If you walked into the superintendent’s apartment, it seemed to be a stop for tenants and neighborhood people seeking assistance, advice or just to gossip. The Stack hospitality was famous in the neighborhood. It was in the apartment building, with a big help from his mother, friends and neighbors, where Brian Stack first learned to provide turkeys and holiday gifts to the needy.”
It was reported that the viewing will be at St. Anthony’s Church, 615 Eighth St., Friday, 3 to 10 p.m., and a mass will be held on Saturday at 10 a.m. — but more details will be forthcoming.
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