What I remember about Peter and have missed so much was his constant smile, cheery demeanor, and sprightly walk. He never failed to greet me in the hall and ask how things were going, often adding some undeserved compliment for something I'd done or said. He radiated happiness -- a person who was so obviously happy with life and his chosen profession, law professor. After 5 minutes with Peter I felt decidedly less grumpy. I'm sure this is one reason why his students adored him. The world is definitely a sadder place without him, as is our law school community.

Peter was one of the faculty who made Georgetown a special community. He combined impressive professionalism with unfailing kindness. He taught so many students so well for so many years that their gratitude will echo through the decades. Peter had a keen sense of family and he put his wide arms around all of us ta Georgetown.

RIP Professor Peter P. Weidenbruch, Jr.! There are those special people in your life, outside of family, with whom, when something of consequence occurs in your life, you reach out to make sure to let them know. Legendary Georgetown Tax Law Professor Peter Weidenbruch, Jr., was one of those people for me. During my third year at Georgetown Law, I had the great good fortune to serve as Peter's research assistant and from that a more than 40 year friendship began and bloomed between my family and Peter's. When my law school classmate and late wife Linda J. Morgan (L'76) became pregnant in Fall 1984 with our daughter Meredith Karam, after seven years of marriage, I recall telling Peter the news at lunch one day and he said, "Oh Michael, what wonderful news, Barbara and I have been waiting to hear this for such a long time! You will make wonderful parents!" Spring forward about 25 years and Linda and I had the joy of sharing with Peter and Barbara and all the kids and grandkids their 50th wedding anniversary in their backyard in Rockville. Two plus years ago, when Linda died from triple-negative breast cancer, I called Barbara and Peter to let them know. Barbara took the call and, with Peter in the kitchen, we shared our stories together and I made sure to let them know how special they were to me and my family! Now, I see that this great good gentle man and my friend, Professor Peter P. Weidenbruch, Jr., has gone home to rest and I know that he and Linda will look down on us and make sure that we do the right thing, not for any reason other than that it is the right thing to do. RIP Peter! And my thoughts and prayers are with you Barbara and the rest of the Weidenbruch clan as you bid adieu to your patriarch! With love and friendship, Michael Karam, F'72, L'76, L'81!

I still smile when I remember Peter's lecture references to the "fat cats." How I wish I could take a tax class with him now!

I was lucky to take the introductory tax class from Professor Weidenbruch in the early 90s when I was a Georgetown Law student. He took what could have been a dry and intimidating subject (at least to an environmental policy person like me!) and made it interesting and accessible. He was a terrific teacher with a ready and warm smile for his students. Sending condolences to his family but also gratitude for sharing him with our Georgetown Law community for so many years!

Three things stand out. Peter's love for his family. I had the privilege of knowing Barbara as well as many of their children. Peter's dedication to his students: Peter was an excellent teacher. To attain and maintain that lofty stature, Peter recorded all of his classes. After each class, he critically reviewed those tapes. Peter and Barbara cherished sports. Peter generously shared his terrific Orioles seats with many of us. And visiting with Barbara and Peter at Capitals games was always a treat. So long, Peter.

One of the best professors I ever had. Had no interest in Tax law but loved his class. He sponsored me at the U.S. Supreme Court. Later, when I taught, I found myself using some of his mannerisms and gestures, but of course, not half as effectively. It would be hard to count the number of people he influenced. Requiescat in pace.

I was greatly saddened to hear of Professor Weidenbruch's death. In October of 2017, the Class of '67 celebrated its 50th Anniversary Dinner and we were so hoping that Peter and his wife could attend, as a number of other surviving members of the faculty did. It would have been particularly poignant for Peter to have attended since we were the first class that he taught the basic Tax I course to. Regrettably, illness prevented him from attending. Little did we know that ours was merely the first so so many more in his distinguished career at the Law Center. He left an indelible impression on many of our class members who went on to be his lifelong friends. Requiescat in pace. Dan Toomey, Class of '67

I had the honor of joining the faculty in 1965 with Peter, David McCarthy, and Jack Murphy. We worked together to advance Georgetown into the first rank of schools. It was both an honor and a pleasure to work with Peter. He dedicated himself unselfishly to advance the interests of the Law School and the University in general, and did so with understanding and tact, as well as the ability to persuade in a kindly way. Peter and Barbara looked after the rest of us with love that will never be forgotten by those of us who had the honor of working with them. To Barbara, and all the kids, particularly Bill, I join Peter's many friends in extending condolences.

This is heartbreaking. Dave McCarthy, Sherman, Peter and I joined the faculty together in 1965. I have loved them all, all my adult life, Peter especially for his wit and unparalleled gifts as a teacher. With gratitude for having been his friend and, indeed, his student.

I was very very sorry to learn of Peter's passing. He was an exemplary gentleman and scholar and a warm and supportive presence. I know how much family meant to him.

After our first year exams in May 1974, when virtually all exams covered two semesters, a friend and classmate of mine received 2 D’s and 2 F’s. Of course he was humiliated and devastated. He returned to school having to take almost all of the first year over again. I asked him why. (In those days, to leave school after one year would not place you in a debt so steep that you needed a lawyer’s salary to pay it off. Tuition was about $3,000 for the year and salaries for someone just out of college was at least $8,000.) He said he’d been helped and encouraged by the late tax Professor Weidenbruch. According to my classmate, Professor Weidenbruch had the practice of identifying first-year students who had failed. (I assume he received this information from the Registrar.) He would not know any of these students through courses since tax was not a first-year course. He would contact them and ask them if they still wanted to be lawyers. He encouraged those who said yes to return to school. I don’t know precisely what more he did. For my classmate, the help included getting him a research position (intern? extern?) at the U.S. Tax Court even though he had not yet passed his first year courses, much less studied tax law. My classmate graduated and practiced law in a major city – not in tax law.

Since this part of Professor Weidenbruch’s life did not make it into the Georgetown Law obituary, I conclude that this practice of his was completely under the radar, that he took no credit and sought no publicity.

I never had a course with Professor Weidenbruch. This help he gave my classmate was all I knew about him. But that was enough for me to say I knew the man! I have repeated this story many times. I honor him.