Perry Lewis Weed

Jul 29, 1935 - Jun 20, 2025

Perry Lewis Weed of Annapolis, Maryland – beloved husband and father – died on June 20, 2025. He had suffered a massive stroke one week earlier.

He was born July 29, 1935 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the only child of Miriam Jean Lewis Altemus and Lemuel Byram Altemus. He was legally adopted by his stepfather, J. Arthur Weed on March 17, 1954.

He held a B.A. in economics from Hamilton College and a J.D. degree, concentrating on law in economics, from the University of Chicago Law School. He held a post-doctoral fellowship in political science at Northwestern University

He and Dorothy Sue Fisher of Louisville, KY were married on December 28, 1970. He has one child by a previous marriage, Heather Weed Niehoff.

His life and career were devoted to law, politics, economics and writing. While his primary career for more than 20 years was that of a lawyer, specializing in litigation, he pursued varied other interests. His book, The White Ethnic Movement and Ethnic Politics, published in 1973(Praeger), still appears on university reading lists. As a television producer, he received two Chicago Emmy nominations. He served as Special Assistant to both a U.S. Senator and to a U.S. Congressman; and as Vice President, Government Affairs for the Travel Industry Association of America.

In 1990, while living in Easton, MD, he ran for the U.S. Congress in Maryland’s 1st District. When he lost in the primary, the winner – who went on to win the general election – hired him in a job that lasted nine years.

Nevertheless, he often acknowledged that “Retirement was the happiest time of my life.” While boating and travel dominated the early years, he spent most of his long retirement studying and writing on economics and its importance to the nation.

This intensive commitment produced more than 100 published articles. In 2011 he founded the Economic Club of Annapolis, which he directed for almost 9 years. He convened the Club as a free citizens’ forum to discuss economics and its impact on our national life. The Club grew to more than 450 members.

He always thought of himself as “One lucky guy!” – a full college scholarship, an unbelievably good marriage, a successful architect daughter, an interesting life, and living in a great country where all this was possible.

He enjoyed music, dancing, tennis and running. He read avidly to stay informed on economics and public affairs and built a large personal library which, in recent years, he has passed on, distributing as he deemed it would be most valued.

He is survived by his wife, Dorothy Fisher Weed, his daughter Heather Weed Niehoff (Philip) of Winnetka IL, grandchildren Nicole and Alexander Niehoff, a sister, Susan Weed Linton of Kennett Square, PA and a brother, John Stephen Weed, (Tracy) of Minneapolis, MN, and by loving nieces and nephews

Memorial services will be held a later time in Louisville, Kentucky.

If anyone should so choose, donations in his memory may be made to the Salvation Army of Annapolis, 350 Hilltop Lane, Annapolis, Maryland 21403.

We invite you to join us in remembering Perry's life on this dedicated webpage. Your condolences, stories, videos and pictures will be cherished by the family and provide comfort during this difficult time.

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