The Port Authority Retirees Association, Inc. (PARA) would like to recognize our former colleagues who have died, listed below, for their service and friendship over the years. We thank their families for allowing us a glimpse into their lives, and for the opportunity to honor them on these pages.
These obituaries are not comprehensive. They reflect notifications to PARA by the deceased’s family, friends and/or colleagues. If you have an obituary you would like to submit, please help us by including the deceased’s date of retirement, primary or last department/area where the deceased worked, length of service, any personal details typical of an obituary, and any direction for their remembrance. Submit this information by going to the Contact Us page and selecting "In Memoriam" in the Topics field.
Name | Position |
Gilbert Dillon | |
Peter Piro | General Maintenance Supervisor – LaGuardia Airport |
Dorothy Bartlett Ryan | Secretary |
Ilene Brudner | Police Lieutenant |
Alfred Brociner | Mechanical Engineer - Engineering |
Robert C. Klotz | Plumber - NJ Marine Terminals |
Anthony L. Grazioso | Director of Community Relations |
Wesley D. Elliott | Police Officer |
Joseph "Sgt. Joe" Barsin | Police Sergeant - LGA |
Robert F. Tollner | Resident Engineer - JFK |
Francis Donald Pflug | Resident Engineer - EWR |
Frank McNaught | Senior Systems Programmer - TSD |
Robert Bressan | Electrician - LT |
Paul M. Kalisch | Utility Systems Maintainer - PABT |
Harris E. "Gene" Lucas | High Tension Systems Coordinator - JFK |
Richard F. Schemichen | Construction Inspector |
Eileen J. Aniskiewicz | Principal Office Assistant - Procurement |
Raymond J. Hintzen | Chief Supervisor, Airport Operations - JFK |
John Bogart | |
Martina B. Zuchniewicz | Junior Stenographer - EWR |
Joseph DeCheser | Train Conductor - PATH |
George E. Ralph | Senior Architect - Design Division |
Raymond V. Busico | Electrical Supervisor - TB&T |
Frank J. Hubert | Police Sergeant - JFK |
Timothy Walters | General Maintainer - JFK |
Bob Cappeller | Principal System Designer - ISD |
Frank Patti | Railroad Trackman - PATH |
Edward Vaughan | Machine Repairman - PATH |
Joseph A. Johnson | Police Officer |
Theresa S. Zwierchowski | Toll Collector - Bayonne Bridge |
Geraldine Gates | Toll Collector |
Joseph Schettino | Airport Operations Agent - JFK |
Clayton D. Peavey | Deputy Director - Planning & Development |
Gary M. Grossberg | Architect Project Manager |
Victor Blumenfeld | Associate Designer Architectural - WTD |
Arthur D. Croft | Accountant |
Audra I. (Richardson) Browne | Toll Collector - SIB |
Valerie F. Mauceri | Attorney - Law Department |
Arthur A. Ravenell | Police Lieutenant |
Dominick Berardo | Trackman - PATH |
Michael J. Collins | Principal Buyer |
John D. Semich | PATH |
George J. Oravetz | Engineer |
James P. Boyle | Police Garage - GWB |
Danny Phillipy | Structural Evaluator - PATH |
Neil Lynch | Deputy Director - WTD |
Corneilus J. (Neil) Lynch | PARA Tribute |
William Heckman | Visual Presentation Specialist - General Services |
John J. Kielb Jr. | Plumber - Port Department |
Dominick "Minick" Fiorentino | Police Officer |
Stanley Czekanski | PATH Agent |
Alfred Itkin | Police Officer |
Samuel S. Park | Staff Services Engineer - Engineering |
Joseph A. Darcy | Maintenance Forman - Sign Shop |
Ronald A. Benzeleski | Train Dispatcher - Path |
Gloria Harriet McDuffie | Toll Collector - TB&T |
Walter J. Bihuniak | Police Officer |
Marguerite Caggiano | Pat Caggiano's wife (Retired Director, Economic Development) |
Joe Lyons | Supervisor, Real Estate, Rail Transportation |
Lillian M. Baran | Administrative Assistant - Engineering, Materials Division |
Gustav W. Matschulat | Police Officer |
Juan C. Moreno | Asset Management Specialist - Aviation |
James W. Ballow | Property Rep - WTD |
Richard M. Halik | Construction Supervisor - EWR |
Vinny Campbell | Financial Analyst - World Trade / Economic Development |
Bob Jago | Senior Administrator - Law Department |
Moe Lipson | Engineer - World Trade Department |
Frank DiMola | Police Sergeant - HT |
William A. Schmidt | Police Officer - JFK Command |
Peter F. Van | Civil Engineer - Engineering |
Marie C. Jones | Toll Supervisor - TB&T |
Mike Shor | Supervising Market Analyst - Regional Development Department |
Robert A. Dokus Sr. | Chief Maintenance Supervisor - Semac |
John D. Barbosa | Electrician - GWB |
Frank P. Cavaleri | Plumber - EWR |
Jane Banker | Staff Administrator - Port Commerce |
Brian C. West | Senior Property Manager, WTC Redevelopment Division |
Carl M. Wahlberg | Director - Finance |
Michael (Sonny) Kollar | Police Officer - EWR Command |
Ronald J. Marden | Police Officer - WTC Command |
Art Windsor | Resident Engineer - TB&T |
Denise B. Means | Executive Assistant - Deputy Executive Director's Office |
Robert A. Kelly | Executive Assistant - TB&T |
Joseph E. Spellman Jr. | Son of Retired PO Joe Spellman - GWB |
Wilbert Lee Taville | Coordinator EO Employment |
Spencer F. O'Donnell | Communication Repairman II - PATH |
Nellie Cipollone | Program Manager - WTC Construction Department |