in memoriam

In Memoriam - 2022

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
Patricia Ann Klein   12/23/2022  
Robert Crerand   12/18/2022  
Kenneth A. Moore   12/9/2022 Toll Collector
Herbert Ouida 8/5/1995 12/8/2022 Vice President of the WTCA
Carolyn A Thompson 9/24/2005 11/30/2022 General Operations Supervisor - EWR
Matthew T. Besheer 2/26/2000 11/29/2022 Police Detective
Heinz U. Erdenberger   11/28/2022 Architect
Robert Cotugno 8/31/1995 11/27/2022 Assistant Resident Engineer
Alan Mark Whitlock   11/25/2022 Electrician
Clare Spitsen   11/25/2022 Administrator Records Dept
Allegra Lockett 8/31/1995 11/23/2022 Manager - GWB
Donald Anthony Serpico 2/24/1995 11/7/2022 PAPD Lieutenant
Thaddeus S. Niedzwiecki 1/16/1994 11/6/2022 Police Detective
Billy Lloyd Anderson 1/30/1993 11/1/2022 Police Officer - LGA
Dominic DeMaio Jr.   11/1/2022 Foreman La Guardia Airport
Isabel Eadicicco   11/1/2022 Wife of Retiree Mike Eadicicco
Michael J. Clarke 8/24/2010 10/27/2022 Operations Supervisor
Pedro Collazo 5/3/1980 10/21/2022 Detective Sergeant
Peter Anthony Nizborski 10/1/1994 10/15/2022 Maintenance Supervisor
John Joseph Caifano 2/5/1977 10/5/2022 Police Officer
Steven R. Russell 7/31/2003 9/29/2022 Police Officer
Vincent Volpicelli 7/1/1992 9/29/2022 Engineer - EWR
Carl Blair Smith 4/25/1992 9/26/2022 Senior Construction Engineer
August Pasquariello 12/31/1999 9/26/2022  
Grace Nelson 5/10/2002
(date of hire)
9/25/2022 Police Sergeant - PATH
Robert (Bob) W. Hand   9/21/2022 Civil Engineer
Louis R. Laragione 1997 9/11/2022 Electrical Supervisor
Anthony Varvaro 6/17/2016
(date of hire)
9/11/2022 Police Officer - PATC
Latoya L. Galloway 12/2/2016
(date of hire)
9/3/2022 Toll Collector - GWB
Matthew G. Forte 8/19/1995 9/2/2022 Training Director - PAPD
Agnes P. De Giacomo   8/28/2022 Wife of Retiree Police Officer John De Giacomo - JFK
Mary H. "Polly" Donlan 1/9/1993 8/27/2022 Assistant Administrator - EWR
Sandra M. Ward 12/30/2000 8/22/2022 WTD
Thomas P. Cullen   8/13/2022 Human Resources
Juanito Alberto Rohan 3/31/1972 8/19/2022 Police Officer
Lawrence N. Berle   8/10/2022 PAPD
Gary Reed Greer 6/26/2021 8/8/2022 Office Assistant - Procurement
Dr. Anthony J. Sartor   8/5/2022 Port Authority Past Commissioner
Robert A. Berckes 2/9/1974 8/1/2022 Police Officer
Robert "Bob" P. Lillis 11/13/2010 7/31/2022 WTC
Michael J. Spina 6/4/1995 7/30/2022 Police Officer - GWB
David Lee 8/30/2015 7/30/2022 Police Officer - CPD
Charles F. Matthew 5/31/2007 7/27/2022 Senior Mechanic
Evelyn Alter Thomashefsky 1/4/1992 7/26/2022 Secretary - Aviation
Charles F. Kurz 12/31/1999 7/26/2022 Structural Maintenance Inspector
Frank J. Ryszetnyk   7/25/2022 General Maintainer
Jean Mazabras   7/22/2022 Landscape Architect
Anthony (Tony) Stryjewski 4/29/1989 7/22/2022 Police Lieutenant - JFK
James D. Clancy 2005 7/20/2022 Car Inspector - PATH
John A. Varriano 3/27/1993 7/17/2022 Chauffeur/Auto Mechanic
Frederick G. Maley 3/29/2004 7/17/2022 Police Officer - LGA
John G. Nolan 7/4/1997 7/15/2022 Comptroller and Property Manager
John A. Failla   7/14/2022 PAPD
Vincent “Brian” Donovan 12/31/1997 7/13/2022 Construction Auditor
Vernon C. Berndt 12/31/1997 7/8/2022 Manager - Materials Division
James R. Sullivan   7/4/2022  
Joseph R. Falkowski 1/24/1987 7/2/2022 Electrical Group Foreman - Port Newark
Ronald Gaidus 6/20/2014 6/30/2022 Automotive Foreman
George A. McCloud 3/27/2005 6/28/2022 Police Officer - LGA
Francis (Frank) W. Penaskovic 8/30/1995 6/24/2022 Electrician
Martin K. O'Dea 9/23/1990 6/21/2022 Police Officer - GWB
Richard A Wong 3/1/2006 6/18/2022 Police Officer - HT
Leon (Lee) Goodman 3/10/1992 6/5/2022 Manager - TPD
Michael A. Manning 3/1/2018 5/28/2022 Terminal B Operations - EWR
Charles (Chuck) Gary Seliga 12/1/2000 5/20/2022 General Manager - JFK
Cecilia M. Healy 12/31/1998 5/16/2022 Senior Administrator – Engineering
Tony Carroll 8/31/1995 5/4/2022 Sr. HR Representative
Arnold M. Katz 8/11/1974 4/13/2022 Police Officer
Pablo Artache 12/14/2020 4/13/2022 Watch Engineer
Eugene H. Ebersberger   4/9/2022 Carpenter Shop HT
James L. Giorgi 3/31/1989 4/4/2022 Police Lieutenant / Assistant Manager GWB
Virginia Del Vecchio 1996 3/22/2022  
Frederick Alonzo Myers 9/15/2011 3/21/2022 HR
Carmen A. Marino 7/30/1972 3/12/2022 Police Sergeant - EWR
David J. Volk 10/19/2015
(date of hire)
3/7/2022 Manager, System Safety and Env. Mgt. Div. - PATH
Diann Maria Bulfone 11/18/2010 3/7/2022 Senior Business Manager
Clement T. Merola 1/15/1983 3/4/2022 Police Detective
Romulo Antonio Rodríguez   2/27/2022 Engineering
Ramkishin K. Samat 4/1/2000 2/25/2022 Operations Standards
Anthony Raiola 8/31/1995 2/19/2022 Deputy Chief of the Contracts Division
Vincent E. De Conzo 6/4/1994 2/18/2022 Deputy Director of Engineering
Yolanda Harris-Little 5/21/1995
(date of hire)
2/15/2022 Senior Business Manager - PATH
Aniello G. DeSiano 12/2/1999 2/9/2022 General Maintainer HT
William T. Brennan 12/2/1999 2/8/2022 Professional Engineer
Bartholomew Iannucci 1/8/1988 2/5/2022 Police Lieutenant
Edythe J. Bigby 1/2/1994 2/4/2022 Toll Collector - LT
John (Jack) Collins 9/14/1998
(date of hire)
2/2/2022 Police Detective
Alfred (Fred) Grimaldi 4/7/1990 1/31/2022 Chief Civil Engineer
Timothy James Carey 10/2021 1/30/2022 General Maintainer - GWB
Morris Haywood 12/31/1996 1/29/2022 Landside Duty Manager - EWR
Harry Schmerl 12/31/1996 1/22/2022 Chief Civil Engineer
Pat Koebel   1/15/2022 Comptrollers
Claire Goldstein   1/14/2022 Administrative Assistant
Kenneth H. Hojnowski 3/29/2003 1/14/2022 Police Detective
Joseph E. Bannon 1/11/1997 1/11/2022 Police Officer
Craig R. Wine 1/19/1993
(date of hire)
1/11/2022 General Maintainer - TB&T
Bernard Silinsky 8/31/1995 1/10/2022 Designer 2 Electrical - Engineering
Richard Xavier Nava 8/1/1985 1/9/2022  
Michael Simon Zarin 4/1/1987 1/9/2022 LAW
Stanley E. Atlak 1/12/1973 1/7/2022 Police Officer - SIB
John J. Mollica 12/9/2000 1/7/2022  
John E. Hogan 8/31/2010 1/5/2022 Portfolio Manager
Barbara Ann McCann 5/31/2001 1/2/2022 EWR
Teresamarie Aprile     Beloved daughter of Gerry Aprile, PAPD Detective Sergeant (Retired)
Patrice K. Taylor 9/14/1998
(date of hire)
1/1/2022 Accounting Specialist