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 |
| Melanie Marie Rodriguez | 4/15/24 | Executive Administrative Assistant | |
| Dean E. Laumbach | 1985 | 4/11/24 | Police Captain LaGuardia Airport |
| Lillian Bergman Stockerl | 8/01/2023 | 3/24 | |
| Andrew Watts | 12/15/1996 | 3/24 | |
| Sandra Lake-Sims | 3/24 | Security Operations Department | |
| Yusimil Un | 3/24 | Administrator Newark Airport | |
| Jack C. Benigno | 3/19/24 | Electrician | |
| Paul Podell | 3/15/24 | Audit Manager | |
| Alfred Hammon | 3/11/24 | Port Department | |
| Benajah “Butch” Price | 3/03/24 | 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 | 1/04/1984 | 1/30/24 | Administrator, Inspection and Safety |
| Carmelo (Mel) R. Gianino | 2002 | 1/28/24 | PATH Chief Labor Relations Officer |
| 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 |