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 |
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 |