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 |
| Ryan M. Podolak | Son of Retired Detective Lieutenant Mike Podolak |
| Raymond R. Stimpson | Police Officer - PABT |
| Joseph M. Gemellaro | General Maintenance Supervisor - SIB |
| Patrick W. Affuso | Construction Inspector - WTD |
| Michael Anton Powch | Engineer |
| Thomas R. Garison | Tower Operator - PATH |
| Dolores Bell | Senior Toll collector - HT |
| Joseph A. Page | Maintenance Group Supervisor - Central Automotive |
| Harry Villanueva | X-Ray Technician - Office of Medical Services |
| Thomas Toohey | Police Officer |
| Peter J. Cuevas, Jr. | Operation Services Supervisor - EWR |
| Thomas F. Sheehan | Chief Maintenance Supervisor - PATH |
| Ilde Alfonso “Al” Millan | TB&T |
| Alton Wilson | Engineer |
| Phil Weinfeld | Police Lieutenant - HT |
| Edward M. Hasse, Jr. | Tunnel Systems Controller - LT |
| Bernard J. Sloan | Manager - Port Newark |
| Norbert Medenbach | Commanding Officer - LT |
| Charles Fitzgerald | General Maintainer - LT |
| Myron Leslie Hurwitz | Supervisor Rail P&CR - Interstate Transportation Dept (PATH) |
| Edward John Ortman | Supervisor Maintenance Evaluation Engineering - Public Safety |
| John M. Kaelberer | Construction Engineer - Marine Terminals |
| Betty Hanan | Key Punch Operator - Comptroller's |
| Stan Raith | Supervisor Employee Benefits - HR |
| Charles William Bull | Staff Services Engineer - Engineering |
| John T. Dieckmann | Police Officer - GWB |
| James C. Ansley | Design Engineer - EDD |
| Carmen Lirio | WTD |
| Richard K. Abrahams | Staff Attorney - Law |
| Patricia A. Crowley | Senior Office Assistant - HT |
| Sam Berger | Economist - Planning and Development |
| Robert N. Steiner | Deputy Director - Port Commerce Department |
| Ronald D. Conk | Police Officer - EWR |
| Joseph W. Hannan | Police Officer |
| Joseph J. Carcaci | Police Officer |
| Paul G. Hill | Senior Policy Analyst - OBJO |
| William F. Krauss | Electrician - Lincoln Tunnel |
| Sidney (Sid) J. Frigand | Assistant Executive Director - Government, Community & Public Affairs |
| Anthony Kenneth Mead | Construction Inspector - Engineering (PABT) |
| Dominick (Don) P. Munno | Special Assistant to Director of Finance |
| Leonard Sodora Jr. | Auto Mechanic - General Services |
| Allan H. Haack | Manager - Aviation Planning |
| Ronell A. Greene | General Manager - SIB |
| Jacqueline A. Kozak Desmond | Wife of LT. William desmond |
| Joseph Barclay | General Maintainer - JFK |
| Erika Montalbano | Engineering |
| John W. James | Husband of Dorothy James - Rail Transportation |
| Vincent Laieta | TBA - LT |
| Gerard M. Cummiskey | Manager Inspection & Safety - operations |
| John J. Schell | Engineer - PATH |
| James J. Doyle | Senior Property Rep - Port Department |
| S. Hobart "Hobey" Lockett | Spouse of PA Retiree Allegra Lockett |
| Richard J. Leahy | Construction Manager - Engineering |
| William Goldenberg | Senior Engineer - PATH |
| Cliff Herdman | Senior Staff Engineer - Aviation |
| George Flam | Electrical Engineer - Engineering |
| Carmine Giandalia | Manager - Engineering Financial Programs |
| Thomas A. McKinney | Police Officer |
| Anthony (Andy) Manzi | Senior Management Analyst - O&P |
| Frank Delassio | Resident Engineer - LGA |
| Paul Sheldon Cooper | Manager - Engineering |
| Josephine Harris | 9/11 Miracle Survivor |
| Marcia Moore | Business Manager - Engineering |
| Charles Phillip Kneeter | Research Engineer - Engineering |
| Eileen Ryan Falvey | Wife of Former General Counsel Patrick Falvey |
| James T. Lunney | Police officer - EWR |
| Luigi "Lou" Lupinacci | Civil Engineer |