in memoriam

In Memoriam - 2014

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
Morton A. Shepperson 5/13/1971 12/2014 Police Sergeant
Dale Serventi   12/29/2014 Assistant Chief Architect - Engineering
Robert Jenkins   12/26/2014 Clerk 1 - PATH
Albert Paul Miller, Jr. 3/31/1993 12/6/2014  
Edward J. Petry 1/10/1981 12/2/14 Police Officer
Michael F. Sgaglione 1/13/1972 11/29/2014 Police Officer
Stephen "Steve" R. Napolitano   11/22/2014 General Manager PABT/LT - TB&T
Dennis C. Engler   4/11/2008 Police Officer - LGA (Obituary NA)
Edward G. Ratyniak   11/7/2014 Operations Services Supervisor - EWR
Lawrence Guarnieri   11/4/2014 Police Sergeant - JFK
Denise A. Branch   11/2/2014 Manager, Environmental Services - JFK
Edward F. Rowan 8/31/1973 10/30/2014 Police Officer
Joseph Lucin 2/16/1980 10/29/2014 Bridge Painter - SEMAC
Walter G. Berndt 8/2001 10/24/2014 Electrician, Car Equipment - PATH
Thomas E. Doogan 8/1/1995 10/20/2014 Staff Financial Analyst - Engineering
Edward Black 2/13/1988 10/10/2014 Construction Inspector
Joseph Francis Curran 6/30/1973 10/10/2014 Police Lieutenant - Public Safety
Patrick A. Versage (Patso) 12/1/2007 10/3/2014 Police Officer - Public Safety
Katharine B. (Katy) MacKay 12/31/1995 9/30/2014 Assistant Executive Director
Gloria Elaine Turner 6/27/2009 9/26/2014 Administrative Secretary - Engineering
Dennis J. Meade 3/1/2003 9/18/2014 Police Officer - Public Safety
Thomas P. Hannon 7/5/1986 9/16/2014 Operations Unit Supervisor - World Trade
Franklin Green   9/13/2014 Senior Tunnel & Bridge Agent - TB&T
Lawrence (“Larry”) S. Hofrichter   9/3/2014 Former Deputy General Counsel
Mauro J. Cappitella 8/5/1989 9/3/2014 Architect - Rail Transportation
Larry E. Lumford   8/23/2014 Conductor - PATH
Robert Van Buren   8/20/2014 Commissioner - Port Authority
John P. Faldetta 1/24/1987 8/18/2014 Assistant Chief Operations - JFK
Edward J. Dowling 2/15/2003 8/16/2014 Police Lieutenant - Public Safety
James B. DeVito 12/31/2009 8/12/2014 Supervisor - Food Services
Joanne D. Kennedy   8/8/2014 Senior Timekeeper - Aviation
Michael L. Mustillo 9/4/2010 8/5/2014 Electrician - TB&T
Arthur Francis Prout 5/8/1983 8/3/2014 Airport Operations - EWR
Maria Aasland 6/4/1994 7/30/2014 Senior Architect - World Trade
William James Connell 12/30/2002 7/26/2014 Maintenance Supervisor - EWR
Diego Modugno   7/22/2014 Maintenance Group Forman - GSD
James J. Kozo (Jim) 9/30/2009 7/17/2014 Supervisor, Eng. Survey - Engineering
Joseph R. Gallagher 8/31/1995 7/14/2014 Maintenance Supervisor - JFK
Pastor (Pat) Toro Jr. 10/19/1991 7/3/2014 Police Detective
James H. Lewis 2/16/1991 7/2/2014 Maintenance Group Forman - GWB
Alexander Horelik 4/2/1988 6/29/2014 General Maintainer - LT
Robert Van Etten   6/30/2014 Inspector General - Port Authority
John J. Collura 3/1/2002 6/26/2014 COO
Edward H. McKeon 5/30/1987 6/24/2014 Police Lieutenant - GWB
Norbert M. Ludewig   6/22/2014 Project Manager - Port Commerce
Nancy Sangiorgi (Spataro)     Wife of Retiree Police Officer Enzo Sangiorgi
Shelby Brooke Reinish     Daughter of Jim Reinish - Manager, Central Automotive
Robert D. Hodgens 3/28/1995 6/18/2014 Police Sergeant - Public Safety
Emil J. Petrick, Jr. 12/31/2002 6/18/2014 Manager, Risk Management - Treasury
Kenneth Hunt 6/30/1973 6/16/2014 Police Officer - GWB
Frank George Ellis III 3/31/2000 6/16/2014 Police Detective - Public Safety
Wayne F. Kraft     Associate Designer - Real Estate
Paul Pellicone     Father of PA Police Retiree Joe Pellicone (JFK)
Joseph F. Lucarello Sr. 6/10/1978 5/30/2014 Electrician - GWB
Robert L. Bethea 7/31/1999 5/29/2014 Police Sergeant - Public Safety
MaryAnn C. Kennedy 4/7/2005 5/26/2014 Administrative Secretary - TB&T
Ernesto L. Butcher 4/13/2012 5/15/2014 Chief Operating Officer
John M. Brady 8/1/1995 5/11/2014  
Salvatore Foti, Jr. 7/30/1994 5/8/2014 Personnel
Ralph T. Verrill 12/30/2000 5/8/2014 Chief of Aviation & Marine Leases - Law
Bernard P. Newman 5/11/1991 5/2/2014 Staff Property Rep - WTED
Edward J. O'Malley 1/7/1989 4/28/2014 Director of Personnel
Frederick C. "Fred" Petruzzello 12/31/1996 4/24/2014 EWR
Bernard Gelman 7/25/1981 4/24/2017 Supervising Financial Analyst
Vincent J. Murphy (Vinny) 1/07/2009 4/21/2014 Police Officer
Ruth A. Flanagan 1/7/1989 4/21/2014 Patron Services Supervisor - ITD
Phoenix   4/16/2014 Port Authority’s K-9 Unit
David E. Jorgensen 12/31/1996 4/15/2014 Maintenance Unit Supervisor - GSD
Joan M. Wolfe   4/2/2014 Secretary
Daniel L. Goldberg 1/9/1985 4/1/2014 Chief Electrical Engineer
Eugene P. Rolandelli "Gino" 3/31/2001 3/31/2014 Police Officer
Joseph A. Giuffrida 4/6/1985 3/24/2014 Inventory Manager - GSD
Geraldine (Geri) T. Krasko 5/25/2005 3/19/2014 Supervising Office Assistant - Treasury
Michael A. Luongo   3/19/2014  
John P. O'Connell 12/17/1996 3/15/2014 Supervisor - LT
Thomas Patrick Walsh 12/31/1998 3/14/2014 Chief Maintenance Supervisor - ITD
Robert E. Delaney 1/9/1982 3/12/2014 Police Officer - EWR
Marguerite (Peg) M. Carmody 12/30/2000   Supervising Office Assistant - Procurement
Scott A. Wolf   3/2/2014 Tunnel Systems Controller - TB&T
John J. Marrinan 8/31/1995 2/21/2014 Maintenance Unit Supervisor - Engineering
Isaac J. Dornfeld 2/24/1984 2/18/2014 General Manager - JFK
Edward J. Daly   2/12/2014 Mechanical Equipment Repairman - PATH
Richard V. Elliott 8/4/1995 2/9/2014 Staff Information Officer, G & CA
Joseph J. O'Dea 3/5/1988 2/9/2014 Supervisor Port Operations - Port Newark
James (Jim) Bailey 10/21/2005 2/5/2014 Principal Office Assistant - Aviation
William H. Irons 2/25/1973 1/27/2014 Police Officer
Robert Theodore Dawkins 2/1/1993 1/22/2014 Police Officer - LGA
Danny O’Leary 9/24/2005 1/22/2014 General Operations Supervisor - PABT
James Francis Turner 3/31/1972 1/19/2014 Police Officer
Patrick Lizotte 5/31/2007 1/20/2014 Structural Mechanic - SEMAC
William R. Brazill 3/17/1990 1/12/2014 Assistant Manager of Construction - Engineering
Thomas A. Maresca   1/13/2014 Automotive Mechanic - OSD