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 |
| John F. Dempsey | 1/6/2003 | 12/23/2021 | Police Officer - GWB Command |
| Thomas Morkevich | 12/18/2021 | Tech Services | |
| Estelle Slonim | 1/3/1992 | 12/16/2021 | Senior Toll Collector - GWB |
| Steven Pambello | 9/28/2017 | 12/14/2021 | Police Officer - PATC |
| Joann M. Breslin | 12/26/2007 | 12/8/2021 | Senior Customer Service Supervisor - PATH |
| John Joseph Gilday | 8/7/1976 | 12/5/2021 | Police Officer |
| Stephen H. Butterbrodt | 6/22/2013 | 12/1/2021 | Police Officer |
| Philip Tralongo | 6/6/1990 | 11/20/2021 | Police Officer - JFK Command |
| James Anthony Pignotti | 9/29/2013 | 11/17/2021 | Electrician |
| Theodore Czachur | 11/16/2021 | Electrician | |
| Robert J. Schuren | 12/30/2000 | 11/7/2021 | Electrical Supervisor - GWB |
| Mark L O'Neill | 2/22/2009 | 11/14/2021 | Police Sergeant |
| John E. Jacobsen | 8/31/1995 | 11/5/2021 | |
| James J. Harley | 7/15/2005 | 11/5/2021 | Police Detective |
| Jerome Press | 10/15/1995 | 11/3/2021 | Supervisor of Graphic Services |
| Brian Conroy | 3/4/2000 | 11/1/2021 | Police officer - GWB |
| Susan Keane | 7/31/2015 | 11/1/2021 | Police Detective Sergeant - LGA |
| Warren F. Kaiser | 4/7/1980 (date of hire) |
10/30/2021 | Senior Airport Operations Agent - EWR |
| Brian W. Culver | 11/18/1991 (date of hire) |
10/30/2021 | Trackman III - PATH |
| Seymour M. Solomon | 7/1/1995 | 10/11/2021 | Chief of Chemical Testing - Engineering |
| Stephen T. Wickers | 9/26/2015 | 10/10/2021 | Police Sergeant |
| William N. Albach | 1/3/1992 | 10/3/2021 | Police Detective Sergeant |
| Charles Sirico | 11/18/1994 | 10/1/2021 | Police Officer |
| Robert L. Bechner | 1/18/2003 | 9/15/2021 | Police Lieutenant |
| Barry J. Zillmer | 9/13/2013 | 9/14/2021 | Police Officer |
| Neil S. Pisk | 7/30/1988 | 9/13/2021 | Police Officer |
| Joseph P. Carrigan | 12/27/2008 | 9/10/2021 | Police Sergeant - 9/11 Related Hero |
| Mary Ann Cap | 5/20/1995 | 9/6/2021 | Operational Supervisor |
| Thomas W. O'Keeffe | 12/30/1996 | 8/26/2021 | Airport Duty Manager |
| Richard J. Aylmer | 2017 | 8/25/2021 | Police Lieutenant |
| Josephine Schmitt | 8/16/2021 | Toll Supervisor SIB | |
| Paul B. Mager | 5/30/1981 | 8/15/2021 | SEMAC Supervisor |
| Lorne Alvin Ingram | 3/31/1984 | 8/11/2021 | Auto Mechanic - JFK |
| Shirley D. Holliday | 11/18/2010 | 8/7/2021 | Business Manager of JFK Ops Division |
| Barbara A. Cortese | 8/4/2021 | Toll Collector | |
| Jonathan M. Samperi | 10/19/2015 (date of hire) |
8/3/2021 | Bridge Painter |
| Augusto Bautista Tiongson | 5/21/2007 | 8/2/2021 | Architect |
| Rudolph V. Fabrizio | 7/19/2021 | ||
| Charles T. Papetti | 8/3/1991 | 7/19/2021 | Police Lieutenant |
| Louis L. Araneo | 4/26/1980 | 7/14/2021 | Police Sergeant - JFK |
| Henry A. Hirschel | 1/4/1994 | 7/10/2021 | Model maker |
| Thomas G. Trotta | 12/31/2014 | 7/6/2021 | Police Officer |
| Kelly Ann O'Donnell | 1/5/1987 (date of hire) |
7/4/2021 | Principal Office Assistant - PATH |
| Anthony Gonzales | 1/10/1996 | 7/2/2021 | Police Officer |
| Greg Burnham | 9/30/2006 | 7/2/2021 | CTO |
| Howard R. Bergendahl | 6/30/1973 | 6/29/2021 | Police Sergeant |
| Kenneth Miles Strier | 12/23/2000 | 6/28/2021 | Information Security |
| Nicholas “Nick” P. DeMarco | 10/3/2011 (date of hire) |
6/16/2021 | Electrician - JFK |
| Albert Michael Lysak | 3/4/1978 | 6/11/2021 | Police Detective - JFK |
| Thomas J. Finnegan Jr. | 7/28/1996 | 5/27/2021 | Police Detective Sergeant |
| Edward Joy Holliday (EJ) | 1/2/1979 | 5/26/2021 | Police Officer |
| Kevin J. Sanchez | 12/7/2015 (date of hire) |
5/24/2021 | TB&T |
| Joseph E. Savino | 4/7/2007 | 5/24/2021 | Police Officer - LGA |
| John R. LoPresto | 1994 | 5/24/2021 | Police Inspector |
| Kevin T. McKenna | 12/11/1999 | 5/24/2021 | |
| Edward J. Borrone | 5/16/2021 | Spouse of Retiree Lillian Borrone, Port Director | |
| Lillian Johnson | 10/28/1989 | 5/11/2021 | Operations Supervisor - LT |
| George Azrak Sr. | 3/14/1987 | 5/8/2021 | EWR |
| Carole A. Margetson | 11/18/2010 | 4/20/2021 | Law |
| Arthur Zins | 1/16/1985 | 4/20/2021 | |
| Margaret McCray | 4/14/2021 | Supv. Toll Collector | |
| Zadick S. Coffino | 4/27/1988 | 4/12/2021 | Police Officer |
| John W. Russo | 12/31/1999 | 4/12/2021 | Automotive |
| Alexander S. Harvey | 2/27/1999 | 4/10/2021 | Police Lieutenant |
| Oscar Suros | 12/31/2002 | 4/9/2021 | Chief Structural Engineer |
| William R. (Bill) Mantani | 2/27/2010 | 4/9/2021 | |
| Richard U. Eserjose | 11/3/2008 (date of hire) |
4/8/2021 | Senior Electrical Engineer |
| Lawrence Rand | 7/21/2009 | 4/8/2021 | Police Officer - LGA |
| Scott Calandra | 7/15/2002 (date of hire) |
4/7/2021 | Police Officer |
| Eric C. Koehne | 10/6/2008 (date of hire) |
4/5/2021 | Track Inspector/Maintainer II - PATH |
| Carl A. Brunel | 9/26/1991 | 4/1/2021 | Detective Lieutenant - NLIA |
| Fermin Ladrizaal | April 2021 | ||
| Verl L. Slutz | 12/1/1998 | 3/25/2021 | Police Officer |
| Alfred G Harvey | 1/5/1980 | 3/22/2021 | Police Sergeant |
| Lee J. Morton, III | 6/5/1989 (date of hire) |
3/19/2021 | Bus Terminal Agent |
| Fern Giambatista-Butler | 3/18/2021 | Public Relations Manager | |
| Paul N. De Laura | 1980 | 3/16/2021 | Police Officer - GWB |
| Damien Haydon | 3/16/2021 | Cost Analyst | |
| Herman A. Marks | 1/12/1974 | 3/16/2021 | Police Officer - GWB |
| Christopher Steven Kucan | 9/14/1989 (date of hire) |
3/15/2018 | Tunnel and Bridge Agent |
| Gary Richard Benacchio | 6/2/2005 | 3/6/2021 | WTC |
| Michael X. Harrington | 5/16/1998 | 2/25/2021 | Police Captain - GWB |
| Stephan D. Skiba | 1/18/1996 | 2/24/2021 | Police Officer |
| Catherine Cassidy | 2/20/1988 | 2/23/2021 | Chief Toll Supervisor - SIB |
| John Jeremiah Sullivan III | 7/1/1997 | 2/21/2021 | |
| William M. Sheridan | 2/21/1991 | 2/20/2021 | Police Officer |
| Peter Basile | 5/30/2015 | 2/18/2021 | |
| William F. Hoover | 1/21/1996 | 2/17/2021 | Police Lieutenant |
| Albert M. Simon | 1/5/1993 | 2/14/2021 | |
| Mehmet Yontar | 1989 | 2/12/2021 | Director Engineering Research |
| Chester Kretkowski | 2/11/2021 | Electrical Engineer | |
| Jesse LaPenne | 6/23/2003 (date of hire) |
2/11/2021 | Senior Auditor |
| Leslie E. Robertson | 2/11/2021 | Structural Engineer - WTC | |
| James (Jim) T. Kelly | 12/31/1996 | 2/1/2021 | |
| Harry R. Fischer Sr. | 3/31/1989 | 1/30/2021 | Maintenance Supervisor - GWB |
| John Spolidora | Retired 1/4/2003 | 1/23/2021 | |
| Richard G. Lukas | 4/7/1984 | 1/18/2021 | Police Officer - JFK |
| Audley George Pryce | 1/5/2013 | 1/12/2021 | Accounting |
| Luigi DiPiazza | 11/18/2010 | 1/12/2021 | Auto Technician - EWR |
| Patricia A. Tredy | 7/31/2015 | 1/9/2021 | Assistant Administrator |
| Kurt P. Andreas | 5/12/1996 | 1/9/2021 | Detective Sergeant |
| Genevieve A. Paulhus | 6/1/1980 | 1/8/2021 | Staff Assistant - Port Newark |
| Rosemarie V. Smith-Vincent | 12/31/1998 | 1/3/2021 |