Volume 10, Issue 1
January 28, 2019
Dear PARA Member,


We learned that Peter Van Antwerp, a PARA member, and his wife Sharon, made it to safety when their Aberdeen, NJ home of forty years burned down on January 11, 2019.
Fortunately, Pete and Sharon were not injured, but they lost everything. They look after their five grandchildren, and by providence, none of their grandchildren happened to be at their house at the time.

A friend set up a GoFundMe page to help Pete and his family restart their lives after this terrible accident. PARA was asked if we would share the news about the GoFundMe campaign with our members. Please see the links, below, for the details.

Their story is here on the GoFundMe link, including needs for very basic stuff.

Here is the press account of the fire that destroyed a total of three homes that day in Aberdeen.

Thank you for taking the time to read this, and for continuing to be a PARA member.


Very sincerely,


Your PARA Board
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The Port Authority Retirees Association (PARA), a not-for-profit corporation, was formed in 1989 to promote the welfare of retirees of the Port Authority (and PATH). That is accomplished by Paras acting as spokesperson for Port Authority retirees. We foster and encourage legislation that maintains or improves our circumstances primarily as it affects the pensions of the New York State Retirement System. PARA now has some 4,100 members residing in 39 states and 12 countries. PARA maintains an active affiliation with the Alliance of Public Retiree Organizations (APRO) representing more than 350,000 members throughout New York State.
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