in memoriam

In Memoriam - 2024

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