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 | Date of Retirement | Date of Death | Position |
Morton A. Shepperson | 5/13/1971 | 12/2014 | Police Sergeant |
Dale Serventi | 12/29/2014 | Assistant Chief Architect - Engineering | |
Robert Jenkins | 12/26/2014 | Clerk 1 - PATH | |
Albert Paul Miller, Jr. | 3/31/1993 | 12/6/2014 | |
Edward J. Petry | 1/10/1981 | 12/2/14 | Police Officer |
Michael F. Sgaglione | 1/13/1972 | 11/29/2014 | Police Officer |
Stephen "Steve" R. Napolitano | 11/22/2014 | General Manager PABT/LT - TB&T | |
Dennis C. Engler | 4/11/2008 | Police Officer - LGA (Obituary NA) | |
Edward G. Ratyniak | 11/7/2014 | Operations Services Supervisor - EWR | |
Lawrence Guarnieri | 11/4/2014 | Police Sergeant - JFK | |
Denise A. Branch | 11/2/2014 | Manager, Environmental Services - JFK | |
Edward F. Rowan | 8/31/1973 | 10/30/2014 | Police Officer |
Joseph Lucin | 2/16/1980 | 10/29/2014 | Bridge Painter - SEMAC |
Walter G. Berndt | 8/2001 | 10/24/2014 | Electrician, Car Equipment - PATH |
Thomas E. Doogan | 8/1/1995 | 10/20/2014 | Staff Financial Analyst - Engineering |
Edward Black | 2/13/1988 | 10/10/2014 | Construction Inspector |
Joseph Francis Curran | 6/30/1973 | 10/10/2014 | Police Lieutenant - Public Safety |
Patrick A. Versage (Patso) | 12/1/2007 | 10/3/2014 | Police Officer - Public Safety |
Katharine B. (Katy) MacKay | 12/31/1995 | 9/30/2014 | Assistant Executive Director |
Gloria Elaine Turner | 6/27/2009 | 9/26/2014 | Administrative Secretary - Engineering |
Dennis J. Meade | 3/1/2003 | 9/18/2014 | Police Officer - Public Safety |
Thomas P. Hannon | 7/5/1986 | 9/16/2014 | Operations Unit Supervisor - World Trade |
Franklin Green | 9/13/2014 | Senior Tunnel & Bridge Agent - TB&T | |
Lawrence (“Larry”) S. Hofrichter | 9/3/2014 | Former Deputy General Counsel | |
Mauro J. Cappitella | 8/5/1989 | 9/3/2014 | Architect - Rail Transportation |
Larry E. Lumford | 8/23/2014 | Conductor - PATH | |
Robert Van Buren | 8/20/2014 | Commissioner - Port Authority | |
John P. Faldetta | 1/24/1987 | 8/18/2014 | Assistant Chief Operations - JFK |
Edward J. Dowling | 2/15/2003 | 8/16/2014 | Police Lieutenant - Public Safety |
James B. DeVito | 12/31/2009 | 8/12/2014 | Supervisor - Food Services |
Joanne D. Kennedy | 8/8/2014 | Senior Timekeeper - Aviation | |
Michael L. Mustillo | 9/4/2010 | 8/5/2014 | Electrician - TB&T |
Arthur Francis Prout | 5/8/1983 | 8/3/2014 | Airport Operations - EWR |
Maria Aasland | 6/4/1994 | 7/30/2014 | Senior Architect - World Trade |
William James Connell | 12/30/2002 | 7/26/2014 | Maintenance Supervisor - EWR |
Diego Modugno | 7/22/2014 | Maintenance Group Forman - GSD | |
James J. Kozo (Jim) | 9/30/2009 | 7/17/2014 | Supervisor, Eng. Survey - Engineering |
Joseph R. Gallagher | 8/31/1995 | 7/14/2014 | Maintenance Supervisor - JFK |
Pastor (Pat) Toro Jr. | 10/19/1991 | 7/3/2014 | Police Detective |
James H. Lewis | 2/16/1991 | 7/2/2014 | Maintenance Group Forman - GWB |
Alexander Horelik | 4/2/1988 | 6/29/2014 | General Maintainer - LT |
Robert Van Etten | 6/30/2014 | Inspector General - Port Authority | |
John J. Collura | 3/1/2002 | 6/26/2014 | COO |
Edward H. McKeon | 5/30/1987 | 6/24/2014 | Police Lieutenant - GWB |
Norbert M. Ludewig | 6/22/2014 | Project Manager - Port Commerce | |
Nancy Sangiorgi (Spataro) | Wife of Retiree Police Officer Enzo Sangiorgi | ||
Shelby Brooke Reinish | Daughter of Jim Reinish - Manager, Central Automotive | ||
Robert D. Hodgens | 3/28/1995 | 6/18/2014 | Police Sergeant - Public Safety |
Emil J. Petrick, Jr. | 12/31/2002 | 6/18/2014 | Manager, Risk Management - Treasury |
Kenneth Hunt | 6/30/1973 | 6/16/2014 | Police Officer - GWB |
Frank George Ellis III | 3/31/2000 | 6/16/2014 | Police Detective - Public Safety |
Wayne F. Kraft | Associate Designer - Real Estate | ||
Paul Pellicone | Father of PA Police Retiree Joe Pellicone (JFK) | ||
Joseph F. Lucarello Sr. | 6/10/1978 | 5/30/2014 | Electrician - GWB |
Robert L. Bethea | 7/31/1999 | 5/29/2014 | Police Sergeant - Public Safety |
MaryAnn C. Kennedy | 4/7/2005 | 5/26/2014 | Administrative Secretary - TB&T |
Ernesto L. Butcher | 4/13/2012 | 5/15/2014 | Chief Operating Officer |
John M. Brady | 8/1/1995 | 5/11/2014 | |
Salvatore Foti, Jr. | 7/30/1994 | 5/8/2014 | Personnel |
Ralph T. Verrill | 12/30/2000 | 5/8/2014 | Chief of Aviation & Marine Leases - Law |
Bernard P. Newman | 5/11/1991 | 5/2/2014 | Staff Property Rep - WTED |
Edward J. O'Malley | 1/7/1989 | 4/28/2014 | Director of Personnel |
Frederick C. "Fred" Petruzzello | 12/31/1996 | 4/24/2014 | EWR |
Bernard Gelman | 7/25/1981 | 4/24/2017 | Supervising Financial Analyst |
Vincent J. Murphy (Vinny) | 1/07/2009 | 4/21/2014 | Police Officer |
Ruth A. Flanagan | 1/7/1989 | 4/21/2014 | Patron Services Supervisor - ITD |
Phoenix | 4/16/2014 | Port Authority’s K-9 Unit | |
David E. Jorgensen | 12/31/1996 | 4/15/2014 | Maintenance Unit Supervisor - GSD |
Joan M. Wolfe | 4/2/2014 | Secretary | |
Daniel L. Goldberg | 1/9/1985 | 4/1/2014 | Chief Electrical Engineer |
Eugene P. Rolandelli "Gino" | 3/31/2001 | 3/31/2014 | Police Officer |
Joseph A. Giuffrida | 4/6/1985 | 3/24/2014 | Inventory Manager - GSD |
Geraldine (Geri) T. Krasko | 5/25/2005 | 3/19/2014 | Supervising Office Assistant - Treasury |
Michael A. Luongo | 3/19/2014 | ||
John P. O'Connell | 12/17/1996 | 3/15/2014 | Supervisor - LT |
Thomas Patrick Walsh | 12/31/1998 | 3/14/2014 | Chief Maintenance Supervisor - ITD |
Robert E. Delaney | 1/9/1982 | 3/12/2014 | Police Officer - EWR |
Marguerite (Peg) M. Carmody | 12/30/2000 | Supervising Office Assistant - Procurement | |
Scott A. Wolf | 3/2/2014 | Tunnel Systems Controller - TB&T | |
John J. Marrinan | 8/31/1995 | 2/21/2014 | Maintenance Unit Supervisor - Engineering |
Isaac J. Dornfeld | 2/24/1984 | 2/18/2014 | General Manager - JFK |
Edward J. Daly | 2/12/2014 | Mechanical Equipment Repairman - PATH | |
Richard V. Elliott | 8/4/1995 | 2/9/2014 | Staff Information Officer, G & CA |
Joseph J. O'Dea | 3/5/1988 | 2/9/2014 | Supervisor Port Operations - Port Newark |
James (Jim) Bailey | 10/21/2005 | 2/5/2014 | Principal Office Assistant - Aviation |
William H. Irons | 2/25/1973 | 1/27/2014 | Police Officer |
Robert Theodore Dawkins | 2/1/1993 | 1/22/2014 | Police Officer - LGA |
Danny O’Leary | 9/24/2005 | 1/22/2014 | General Operations Supervisor - PABT |
James Francis Turner | 3/31/1972 | 1/19/2014 | Police Officer |
Patrick Lizotte | 5/31/2007 | 1/20/2014 | Structural Mechanic - SEMAC |
William R. Brazill | 3/17/1990 | 1/12/2014 | Assistant Manager of Construction - Engineering |
Thomas A. Maresca | 1/13/2014 | Automotive Mechanic - OSD |