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 |
| Thomas D'Arcy | 1995 | 12/15/23 | Public Relations |
| Edmund Parks | 1995 | 12/14/23 | Structural Foreman |
| Helmut Rehe | 1994 | 12/5/23 | PAPD (HT) |
| Rhoda Stiefel | 12/5/23 | Administrative Secretary, JFK Police | |
| Terry Mastropasqua | 12/1/23 | Diesel Mechanic | |
| Roger Murray | 11/30/23 | Traffic Engineer | |
| Emil Kowalchik Jr. | 11/29/23 | ||
| Charles Dzwonkowski | 11/24/23 | PAPD | |
| Matthew M. Doyle | 11/19/23 | Police Officer | |
| Richard L. Ruiz Sr. | 2011 | 11/18/23 | Police Captain |
| Joseph D’Angelo | 11/17/23 | Police Officer PAPD | |
| Bernard Rooney | 2011 | 11/17/23 | Attorney |
| Madaline Grabala | 11/8/23 | ||
| Lucy Parisi | 11/8/23 | Executive Assistant | |
| Al Pettenati | 1994 | 11/4/23 | Manager of World Trade Center Observation Deck |
| Mortimer Downey | 11/2/23 | Transportation Pioneer | |
| William Augustine Nurthen II | 10/31/23 | General Manager | |
| Martin Dunne | 10/24/23 | Police Officer PAPD | |
| Charles A. Dorrell | 10/22/23 | Tunnels & Bridges Agent, Lincoln Tunnel | |
| Julian Kien | 10/22/23 | Human Resources Department | |
| Ralph S. Mantello | 2017 | 10/15/23 | Fire Safety Engineer |
| Edward John Apanel | 10/11/23 | Husband of Terri Potente | |
| Saul Wenegrat | 1995 | 10/10/23 | Art Program |
| Anthony Hood | 7/1/1994 | 10/6/23 | Structural Engineer |
| Joanne Carol Drum | 10/5/23 | Toll Supervisor | |
| John Lynch | 9/28/23 | Automotive | |
| Jayson Ortiz | 9/27/23 | Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion | |
| Michael Fleming | 9/26/23 | Aviation Department | |
| Angelo Bonura | 9/25/23 | Police Officer | |
| Fredrick Luhmann | 9/17/23 | Captain PAPD NIA | |
| Gaye (Kohan) Hannon | 9/14/23 | Secretary GWB | |
| Bernard Gunsiorowsi | 1992 | 9/12/23 | Police Officer |
| Bobby L. Bailey | 8/30/23 | Supervisor | |
| Charles Fausti | 8/24/23 | Manager, TB&T | |
| Alfred J. Jablonsky | 8/22/23 | ||
| Louis P. Cenci | 1996 | 8/10/23 | Chief Maintenance Supervisor – EWR |
| John T. Huber | 8/9/23 | Police Officer | |
| Laura DiLullo-DeLuca | 8/8/23 | ||
| George Johansen | 2007 | 8/5/23 | Deputy Superintendent PAPD |
| Marjorie Jean Giovaniello | 8/4/23 | Payroll | |
| Marie M. Flores | 8/3/23 | Aviation | |
| David DeSena | 1992 | 7/27/23 | Police Officer PAPD |
| Tom Lee | 1996 | 7/25/23 | Architect |
| Marc R. Bailey | 7/21/23 | Train Engineer | |
| Alex Velez | 7/20/23 | PAPD Detective | |
| Lewis Maciocia | 7/16/23 | Retired Detective PAPD | |
| Winifred (Dalton) Kelly | 12/1/1984 | 7/14/23 | Office of Executive Director |
| Ronald P. Monaco | 1/5/2016 | 7/12/23 | Engineering Department |
| Dwight Woodson | 2005 | 7/6/23 | Economic Development, World Trade, Port Department |
| James R. Sullivan | 7/4/23 | Audit Manager | |
| Charles (Charlie) Linden | 7/3/23 | PAPD Detective | |
| James (Jim) Grismer | 1997 | 7/3/23 | World Trade Department |
| Sandra Dean | June 2023 | Newark Airport | |
| Alvin Ray | 1978 | 6/28/23 | Structural Mechanic |
| Anthony J. Carlesi | 6/24/23 | Senior Civil Engineer | |
| John (Jay) McGowan | 6/24/23 | Chief Helicopter Pilot & Wall Street Heliport Manager | |
| Anthony Jones | 6/21/23 | PAPD Detective | |
| Andre (Andy) Volkoff | 6/19/23 | ||
| John J. Regan, Jr. | 2018 | 6/13/23 | Comptrollers Department |
| John Lema | 6/9/23 | PAPD | |
| William (Bill) Sullivan | 1996 | 6/9/23 | Construction Inspector |
| Josephine Ann Nagy | 1995 | 6/3/23 | |
| Gilbert Weinstein | 6/1/23 | Director of Concessions LGA | |
| Joe SanSevero | 1997 | 5/29/23 | Network Administrator |
| James W. Munday | 7/24/21 | 5/17/23 | General Manager, Aviation Operations Support |
| Zenaida R. Deguilla | 2005 | 5/16/23 | Aviation Planning Supervisor |
| Donald L. Fagely | 5/14/23 | PAPD | |
| Richard Cravello | 5/9/2023 | Tunnels & Bridges Agent @ Lincoln Tunnel | |
| Christina Mariano | May 2023 | Daughter of Retired Detective Sergeant John Mariano | |
| Costico Stambelu | 4/30/2023 | ||
| John O’Connor | 4/11/2023 | Police Officer PAPD | |
| Cloteal Abbott | 3/14/2023 | ||
| Frank J. Gryboski | 3/9/2023 | PAPD | |
| Patrick E. Callahan | 3/9/2023 | ||
| Richard “Rick” Palacio | 3/8/2023 | Visual Presentation Specialist | |
| Thomas Anthony Cierzo | 3/7/2023 | Port Authority Police | |
| Susan Roeder | 3/4/2023 | ||
| Patricia B. Suliga | 2/18/2023 | Payroll | |
| Irwin Bressler | 2/18/2023 | Comptrollers | |
| Leonard Colasuonno | 1992 | 2/15/2023 | Police Officer PAPD JFK |
| Max Negrin | 2/12/2023 | ||
| Keith Conway | 2021 | 2/8/2023 | Sergeant PAPD K9 |
| William R. Hessemer | 1995 | 1/29/2023 | Machinist – Aviation |
| George Rossi | 2/21/1996 | 1/18/2023 | General Manager WTD |
| Leon Messina | 1/17/2023 | Engineering | |
| George Krone | 1/15/2023 | Tunnels & Bridges Department | |
| Michael Kirby | 1/12/2023 | PATH | |
| Tom Carver | 1/10/2023 | Operations Manager & Assistant General Manager – Newark Airport | |
| Robert Hall | 1994 | 1/7/2023 | Police Sergeant |
| Martin Esbin | Early 1990s | 1/5/2023 | Traffic Engineering |