PENSIONS VERSUS ACTUAL PAY

A table titled “Pensions that dwarf actual pay” that appeared in The Sunday Republican on May 16 as part of a report on state employee
pensions inaccurately listed 25 state retirees as making more in pensions than their contracted base wage before retirement. Some do;
most do not. Two different types of errors occurred in the analysis. First, the pensions of seven retirees were erroneously matched to the
base wages of other employees who had the same name. Second, the reported base wages of 18 employees who were rehired as tempo-
rary retiree workers were calculated at their hourly rate after retirement rather than their base wage before retirement, based on informa-
tion provided by the state. This is a corrected version of that comparison, with an explanation of the errors that occurred on each one.
NAME DESCRIPTION RETIRED BASE PAY 2009 W-2 PENSION DIFFERENCE
Jose R. Colon Correction Officer July $53,392 $72,262 $84,480 $31,088
Reported base salary was matched to that of another Department of Correction officer named Jose Colon.

Donald E. Mead Sr. Correction Officer July $53,392 $81,235 $69,600 $16,208
W-2 was reported from and base salary was calculated from that of another correction officer named Donald Mead.

Richard D. Brown UConn Professor June $151,816 $140,611 $150,480 -$1,336

Base salary and description were matched to Richard D. Brown, an IT analyst for the Office of the State Comptroller.

Robert J. Carey UConn Health Center July $80,646 $59,119 $61,080 -$19,566
Base salary and description were matched to those of State Trooper 1st Class Robert J. Carey.

Joseph A. Grasso UConn Health Center July $140,679 $112,727 $104,880 -$35,799
Base salary and description were matched to those of Joseph A. Grasso, an engineer for the Department of Transportation.

Michael R. Sullivan Department of Correction July $98,833 $54,726 $51,000 -$47,833

Base salary was matched to that of Michael R. Sullivan, a general worker for the Department of Developmental Services.

Michael J. Sullivan Supervising Asst. State’s Attorney July $132,373 $82,604 $84,240 -$48,133
Base salary was matched to that of Michael P. Sullivan, a supervisory inspector also in Criminal Justice.

The following were rehired as hourly, part-time workers after retirement. Their reported base salaries were calculated from that lower
hourly rate. TWR indicates Temporary Worker Retiree.
NAME DESCRIPTION RETIRED BASE PAY 2009 W-2 PENSION DIFFERENCE
John W. Thompson Jr. Transportation, Maintenance Supervisor July $62,985 $79,179 $87,480 $24,495
Michael P. Delorenzo TWR, Developmental Services July $51,237 $84,889 $68,760 $17,523
Alice J. Ladyko TWR, Mental Health Associate July $70,047 $73,045 $83,640 $13,593
Mary E. Baker TWR, Children and Families July $56,030 $55,108 $66,480 $10,450
Bujji B. Surapaneni TWR, Psychiatrist, CT Valley Hospital July $166,031 $194,664 $173,400 $7,369
Joseph P. Corbo TWR, Developmental Services July $51,237 $49,936 $56,880 $5,643
Dennis R. Smith TWR, Connecticut Valley Hospital July $70,047 $56,118 $73,680 $3,633
Sharon P. Goglia TWR, Ment. Health Asso., River Valley July $70,047 $75,092 $66,600 -$3,447
Mark H. Perkins Quality Review Specialist, Dev. Services July $70,276 $63,422 $63,240 -$7,036
Sharon K. Kron Re-employed Retiree, Cent. Conn. St. U. July $62,313 $40,130 $49,320 -$12,993
Peter A. Wursthorn Part-Time Lecturer, Capitol CC June $92,636 $78,855 $78,600 -$14,036
Scott D. Powers TWR, Transportation, Administration July $95,084 $74,371 $76,080 -$19,004
Michael J. McFarland TWR, Vocational & Technical Schools July $87,339 $67,223 $66,000 -$21,339
Anthony F. Tom Jr. TWR, Vocational & Technical Schools July $79,315 $63,320 $57,840 -$21,475
Robert G. Hall Jr. Norwalk Community College July $132,273 $100,502 $110,640 -$21,633
Glenn S. Lemaire Part-Time Lecturer, Manchester CC June $92,635 $81,866 $69,600 -$23,035
Audrey E. Szczesiul TWR, Vocational & Technical Schools July $87,339 $80,216 $62,160 -$25,179
John A. Bruno TWR, Vocational & Technical Schools July $114,453 $67,182 $74,400 -$40,053