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 |
Ronald H. Shiftan | 2005 | 12/13/24 | Executive Director |
Hui M. Xu | 12/2/24 | Program Director, Aviation Planning Division | |
Thomas LaMarca, III | 11/28/24 | Newark Airport | |
Joseph T. Black | 11/10/24 | PATH | |
Mario Salzano | 1989 | 11/6/24 | Manager, Public Services Division - WTD |
Zarita Hawley | 10/20/24 | ||
Susan Monfiletto | 2021 | 10/2/24 | Public Safety Department |
Frank G. Boyce | 9/26/24 | World Trade Department | |
Jack Brewster | 9/13/24 | Employee Relations Panel Administrator | |
Dominick Ricigliano | 9/6/24 | PAPD Bus Terminal | |
Tennyson G. Lewis | 8/28/24 | Passenger Information Agent | |
Frances Underhill | 2018; | 8/27/24 | Legal Secretary |
John Faugno | 8/17/24 | PAPD Seargeant | |
James (Jim) Jones | 8/14/24 | Legislative Representative, Washington, DC office | |
Eugene Spruck | 2008 | 8/7/24 | Chief Economist |
Joyce A. Rodriguez (nee Mizzi) | 8/1/24 | Toll Collector | |
George D’Elia | 7/22/24 | TBA/HT | |
John Stone | 1980 | 7/22/24 | Lieutenant PAPD |
Gregory L Falco | 7/16/24 | Central Automotive Division | |
Gene Gill | 1995 | 7/15/24 | General Services Department |
Christopher Carini | 7/14/24 | PAPD | |
Gregory “Wiz” Wieczorek | 2007 | 7/12/24 | Operations Supervisor HT/LT |
William F. Doyle, Jr. | 2011 | 7/9/24 | Police Officer PAPD |
Eddie Malave | 6/24/24 | ||
Louis Principe | 1995 | 6/24/24 | Executive Transportation Coordinator |
Byron U. Thomas, Sr. | 2018 | 6/22/24 | Operations Supervisor GWB |
Dominico Tolipani | 6/17/24 | Comptrollers Department | |
John E. (Jack) Anderson | 1980 | 6/6/24 | Fire Marshall NIA |
Camille T. Moglia | 2019 | 6/3/24 | Office of the CFO |
Adell Jiles | 5/29/24 | Detective PAPD (PATH) | |
Patrick T. O’Connell | 5/29/24 | TBA Crew Chief (GWB) | |
Reverend Joseph J. d’Angelo | 5/21/24 | Police Chaplain | |
John Sutton | 5/15/24 | General Maintainer | |
Anthony (Tony) Mezzacappa, Jr. | 2017 | 5/14/24 | Police Officer Newark Airport |
Quentin (Quin) Sommer Jr. | 2/1/2001 | 5/8/24 | Electrician JFK |
Thomas J. Vessenmeyer | 1996 | 5/6/24 | General Services Department |
Dean Poveromo | 4/30/2022 | 4/28/24 | Maintenance and Landscaping Supervisor - JFK |
John M. Collins | 2010 | 4/26/24 | Captain PAPD |
Shawn P. Gibbons | 4/25/24 | Train Engineer PATH | |
Neale Larsen | 1991 | 4/25/24 | PAPD |
Rafael Velazquez | 4/22/24 | PAPD | |
Melanie Marie Rodriguez | 4/15/24 | Executive Administrative Assistant | |
Dean E. Laumbach | 1985 | 4/11/24 | Police Captain LaGuardia Airport |
Sandra Lake-Sims | 3/24 | Security Operations Department | |
Lillian Bergman Stockerl | 8/01/2023 | 3/24 | |
Yusimil Un | 3/24 | Administrator Newark Airport | |
Andrew Watts | 12/15/1996 | 3/24 | |
Alfred Deutsch | 3/31/24 | ||
Walter Colvin | 1995 | 3/28/24 | Planning & Development |
John (Jack) Riva | 3/27/24 | ||
Jack C. Benigno | 3/19/24 | Electrician | |
Vincent Bonaventure | 3/19/24 | General Manager Newark Airport | |
Paul Podell | 3/15/24 | Audit Manager | |
Alfred Hammon | 3/11/24 | Port Department | |
Joseph Michael Esposito | 3/4/24 | ||
Benajah “Butch” Price | 3/3/24 | General Maintainer Newark Airport | |
Rick Collins | 2/25/24 | Architect | |
Joseph J. Birgeles | 2/21/24 | Manager External Affairs | |
Ronald Albert Lucas | 2/19/24 | Electrician | |
Harry A. Meyer | 2/15/24 | Police Officer PAPD | |
Joseph A. Buckley | 2/9/24 | Structural Foreman PATH | |
Richard Kreppein | 1992 | 2/9/24 | Police Officer PAPD |
John Eymer | 2/1/24 | Captain PAPD | |
William M Connell | 1/4/1984 | 1/30/24 | Administrator, Inspection and Safety |
Carmelo (Mel) R. Gianino | 2002 | 1/28/24 | PATH Chief Labor Relations Officer |
Gualberto Nunez | 1/26/24 | ||
Daniel B. Muscatello | 12/31/1996 | 1/23/24 | Human Resources Department |
John Moran | 1985 | 1/15/24 | Utility Systems Maintainer, GWB & Bus Station |
Vincent J. Ignizio | 1/14/24 | Chief Operation Supervisor Wall St. Heliport | |
Jordan A. Miller | 1/10/24 | Customer Service Rep TB&T | |
Richard Grant Johanson | 1/8/24 | Senior TBA | |
Gregory J. Urban | 1/7/24 | Environmental Engineer | |
Lawrence (Larry) Dechalus | 1/4/24 | TB&T Agent – PABT | |
Gary Piechota | 1/24 | Electrician LGA |