On Friday, February 26, the Port
Authority family will mark the 28th anniversary of the 1993 World
Trade Center bombing. As shared in a recent Broadcast from the
Chairman and Executive Director, this year we will remember our
fallen friends and colleagues through an online commemorative Mass,
so that we can collectively honor their memory while staying safe
during this pandemic.
We invite the agency family to
join us virtually in remembering our fallen friends and colleagues –
Robert Kirkpatrick, Stephen Knapp, William Macko, and Monica
Rodriguez Smith and her unborn child – who, along with Windows on
the World employee Wilfredo Mercado and visitor John DiGiovanni,
lost their lives in the attack that also injured more than 1,000
others.
The online Mass will be shared
on Friday, February 26 at 10 a.m. on
panynj.gov as well as on the
agency’s Facebook page. All agency employees, retirees and family
members are invited to watch. As is tradition, the Mass honors the
faith of our fallen friends and is this year presided over by Father
Thomas Gallagher of St. Francis of Assisi Church in Manhattan.
As always, flags at all Port
Authority facilities will fly at half-staff in remembrance of our
fallen colleagues. A moment of silence will also be observed at
12:18 p.m. agencywide, and we ask that you join us at that time in
quiet reflection.
PARA is the Port Authority
Retirees Association. Membership in PARA is open to all retirees and active
employees of The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and of its
predecessor, The Port of New York Authority, including PATH.
Our mission is to serve PA
retirees and to promote their welfare. We do this by keeping them informed on
matters that affect them and by engaging in other activities to further their
interests.
We foster and encourage legislation that maintains or improves our
circumstances primarily as it affects the pensions of the New York
State Retirement System and our health benefits.
PA COVID-19 Community Aid Campaign
PARA
joins the PA in Community Aid Campaign to help NY and NJ people most
impacted by the COVID-19 virus.
Read PARA's ebulletin for details
If you’re a PA retiree or even
an active
employee and are
not yet a member of PARA, now would be a very good time to join. Everyone
is welcomed to join the dues are
only $10.00 a year.
Why not join now to
support PARA's mission and help chart its future directions?
PARA’s more than 4,000 members are strengthened by
our affiliation with the Alliance of Public Retiree Organizations (APRO)
representing more than 350,000 members statewide in New York.
Just
click here for the
PARA dues page and send the remittance form to the address indicated below and
remember also that donations are
gratefully accepted and appreciated. If you have a question
about dues
Click Here to Submit request to
Treasurer for Dues Status.
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