Patrick Philip (“Pat”) Confalone, a Health Safety Technician at EHRS, passed away on August 29 from cancer. He was 55.

Mr. Confalone was born and raised in South Philadelphia and attended St. John Neumann High School. He joined Penn in 1987. He worked at Morris Arboretum before joining the staff at the Office of Environmental Health and Safety (now known as Environmental Health and Radiation Safety, or EHRS).

At EHRS, Mr. Confalone was a key member of the chemical waste and asbestos management programs and was a certified asbestos project inspector with the City of Philadelphia. When Mr. Confalone joined the EHRS office, only a handful of people worked for the department. He helped it grow into a 50-plus person department that helps with any environmental or radiation safety issues on campus.

Mr. Confalone is survived by daughters, Megan (Dave) and Nicole (Jason); sons, Zachary and Justin; sisters, Sheila (Steve) and Kristina (Joe); and his beloved friend, Michelle.