Edward C. Gallas, 92, formerly of Point Pleasant

Edward C. Gallas, 92, formerly of Point Pleasant, Bucks County, a retired personnel director for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, died Saturday, Aug. 14, at Belmont Village in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.

Mr. Gallas joined the Port Authority in 1967. Previously he had been executive officer of the Los Angeles Superior Court for 19 years.

He and his wife, Nesta Williams Gallas, a public administration specialist at the United Nations, lived in a 19th-century house on the Delaware Canal in Point Pleasant and also maintained an apartment in New York City.

After retiring from the Port Authority in the early 1980s, Mr. Gallas was chairman of the Personnel Appeals Board for the U.S. Government Accountability Office and was a consultant to the World Bank on assignments in Thailand, Moldova, Samoa, and Jamaica. He was also a consultant to the Philadelphia court system.

Mr. Gallas, his wife, and Ernest Friesen were coauthors of Managing the Courts, published in 1971. He was past president of the International Personnel Management Association

A native of Los Angeles, Mr. Gallas earned a bachelor's degree from Loyola University in Los Angeles. He played outfield on the Loyola baseball team and was offered a professional baseball contract, said a son, Geoff. He turned down the opportunity, his son said, and instead became an administrative intern for Los Angeles County. He was later was on the staff of the League of California Cities.

During World War II, Mr. Gallas served in the Navy in Hawaii.

He was an avid gardener, gracious host, and devotee of fine wine and food, his son said.

Mr. Gallas and his wife enjoyed vacations in Hawaii and California and moved to Manhattan Beach, Calif., last year.

In addition to his wife and son, he is survived by a son, William; daughters Karen and Stephanie; 11 grandchildren; and a great-grandson.

Services were private.