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DEATH BEFORE R.ETIP.EMEN BASIC DEATH BENEFIT, continued salary for each year of membership plus refund of contributions. The salary referred to is that earned during the year preceding death. Service prior to membership does not count toward this benefit. If death is service -connected in the judgment of the Industrial Accident Commis- sion, a monthly income is paid to the widow for life (or until remarriage) instead of the above basic death benefit. However, if she is also eligible for survivor benefits from Social Security because of the member's death, the Public Employees' Retirement System benefit will be reduced by the amount of such Social Secu'ri'ty so long as Social Security benefits are payable (usually until the youngest child reaches 18 and after the widow reaches age 62). The total, inclu- ding Social Security, would be 50% of "final compensation". If death was caused by external violence or physical force, the total benefit (including Social Secur- ity) would be increased to the following percentages of "final compensation" so long as the widow lives and does not remarry° Widow with 3 or more children under 18 years 75% Widow with 2 children under 18 years 70% Widow with I child under 18 years 62'z% 1957 SURVIVOR BENEFIT Employees with five (5) or more years of service who have reached the minimum age for service retirement have further death protection under the 1957 Survivors program. The surviving widow can elect to receive either the basic death benefit or a monthly income equal to one-half the unmodified retirement allowance the employee was eligible for on the date of his death if she was married to him at least one year prior to death. The monthly income lasts until the widow's death or remarriage with a guarantee that the Public Employees' Retirement System will pay as much as under the basic death benefit. 1959 SURVIVOR BENEFIT (Optional. to Contracting Agency Without Social Security) The 1959 Survivor Benefit is paid monthly to the surviving widow (or dependent widower), and children until they reach 18 years, unless married before that age. It applies only to those members who have this coverage (as evidenced by a $2.00 monthly payroll deduction). Monthly benefits are; Elible Survivors Monthly Benefit An eligible surviving widow (or dependent widower) until remarriage, with two or more dependent children; or three eligible children alone.........,. $430.00 Same -- with one eligible child, or two eligible children alone ....................................... $360.00 Survi.vi,ng widow at age 62 (or dependent widower at age 65), not remarried; or one eligible child alone.. $180.00 Dependent parents may be eligible for benefits if there are no other survivors.