Tributes pour in for the former acting governor who championed mental health legislation and served the state for five decades.

Richard Codey, the former governor of New Jersey and the state's longest-serving lawmaker, died early Sunday morning, his family announced. Codey died peacefully at his home after a brief illness. He was 79.

Former Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg released the following statement on the death of former Governor Richard J. Codey: "He was the epitome of